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Vietnam will send a young but strong team of athletes to compete at the World Pencak Silat Championship 2022 in Melaka, Malaysia.

Coach Park Hang-seo has said he and the Vietnam men’s football squad will make efforts to meet their goals this year, and work to promote young Vietnamese footballers.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has named Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu among the six leading Asian stars who are poised to have a huge impact at the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Vietnam beat Thailand 5-3 in the penalty shootout and claimed the third place in the 2022 U19 AFF Championship in Indonesia on July 15.

Vietnam and Thailand share points in a 1-1 draw in Indonesia on July 10, and they both qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing 2022 AFF U19 Youth Championship regardless the result of the Indonesia-Myanmar match at the same time.

Vietnam will send a contingent of 122 athletes to the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Surakarta, Indonesia, later this month.

Vietnamese star footballer Nguyen Quang Hai is likely to make his first appearance for new side Pau FC in a friendly with FC Des Landes on July 8 (local time).

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has been back on the International Chess Federation (FIDE) standard chess ranking after two-year absence as he had not competed in this category internationally since 2020.

Vietnam's international star Nguyen Quang Hai has finally completed a move to Europe, signing with French Ligue 2 side Pau Football Club.

With 119 points, Vietnam’s leading tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was ranked 364th in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals men’s singles ranking.

Vietnam's top midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has flown to France to join his new football club.

The national men’s football team of Vietnam remains in FIFA's top 100, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

Vietnam’s U19 team are set to host Japan, Myanmar, and Saudi Arabia in an international U19 tournament which is scheduled to take place in the southern province of Binh Duong from August 5 to August 11.

Leading footballer Nguyen Quang Hai has signed a contract with a club of France but he kept its name undisclosed.

Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose weight are driving large numbers of children to quit, raising fears for the sport's future in its traditional powerhouse.

The Vietnam national women’s team sit in 32nd place with 1,655.51 points in the latest FIFA world rankings.

An athlete died during the 21km category of the VnExpress Marathon Sparkling Quy Nhơn, the organising board announced on Tuesday morning.

Vietnam were knocked out of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022 on Sunday night, losing 0-2 to Saudi Arabia in the quarter-final at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent.

Muay Thai world champions Nguyễn Trần Duy Nhất and Bùi Yến Ly will represent Vietnam at the 11th World Games from July 7-17 in Birmingham, Alabama, the United States.