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The 2020 Summer Paralympic Games officially closed with first place on the medal tally belonging to the Chinese sports delegation, after the final events of the Games ended in the early afternoon of September 5.

Hosts Saudi Arabia came back strongly in the second half to defeat 10-man Vietnam 3-1 in Riyadh on September 2 in their opening third World Cup 2022 Qualifier of the Asian region.

Vietnamese forward Nguyễn Tiến Linh is among outstanding footballers featured in a special poster of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Vietnamese swimmers Do Thanh Hai and Trinh Thi Bich Nhu showed strong performance and bagged tickets to the final round of the men’s 100m breaststroke SB5 and the women’s 100m breaststroke SB5, respectively, at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Paralympic

Le Van Cong on August 26 secured a silver medal for Vietnam in the men’s 49kg powerlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) decided to officially cancel the 2021 national football season after consulting with 27 local professional clubs in a virtual meeting on August 24.

Coach Phạm Minh Giang said his team were doing well in preparation for the Futsal World Cup in Lithuania in September.

All members of the 15-strong Vietnamese sport delegation have arrived in Tokyo, Japan, and been ready to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo Paralympics) to be held from August 24 to September 5.

The match between Vietnam and Saudi Arabia in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers is set to start at 0am on September 3 (Vietnam time).

The Vietnamese futsal team targets beating Panama to advance to the 1/8 round of the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021.

Vietnamese athletes with disabilities will compete in three sports, namely weightlifting, swimming and athletics, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem finished second after being defeated by world No. 9 Wesley So of the United States in the final round of the Chessable Masters tournament which was held on August 8.

The Vietnam Football Federation has agreed to delay the national football tournament V.League 2021 till February 12, 2022.

Vietnam’s No. 1 player Le Quang Liem (world No. 32) defeated world No. 5 Levon Aronian of Armenia after winning tie-break points on August 6, cruising into the final match of the ongoing the Chessable Masters tournament.

The draw for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 will be postponed because of the disruptive impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the region, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) have confirmed.

The 2021 national football season will resume in November, according to a proposal from the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF).

Quách Thị Lan has made Olympic history after she advanced to the women’s 400m hurdles semi-finals this morning in Tokyo.

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien finished last in the women’s 800m freestyle at the ongoing Olympic Tokyo 2020 on July 29, ending her journey at the event.

Head coach Park Hang-seo on July 27 sent the Vietnam Football Federation a list of footballers who will join an upcoming training session of the U22’s team to prepare for the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification.