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Vietnamese athletes begin competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 23.

For the first time in Olympic history, national flags will be carried by two athletes at the Games, and runner Quach Thi Lan and swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang have the honour of carrying the Vietnamese flag at the upcoming

The government has given the nod to allow the national football team play their home matches in the third round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers in the country, instead of neutral grounds as planned.

The Vietnamese men’s U23 national team are planning to hold two training camps in preparation for 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers between October 23 and 31.

Vietnam’s No. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem will play Dutch GM Benjamin Bok in the quarterfinals of the Banter Blitz Cup online chess tournament on July 5.

Judo martial artist Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thủy has received a berth at the Olympic Games later this month, making her Việt Nam's 17th athlete to secure a spot at the event in Tokyo.

Vietnam are pooled in Group B alongside Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China and Oman in the third round of the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers, revealed at online draw held in Malaysia on July 1.

Italy overcame stubborn Austria 2-1 in extra-time at Wembley on Saturday to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals as Denmark breezed through by hammering Wales 4-0.

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be rolled out by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for matches in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers this September, including Vietnam’s games.

Vietnam were placed in the No. 6 seed group, together with Lebanon, among six seed groups for the upcoming draw of the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s third Asian qualifiers.

The national football team have returned to Vietnam after securing a spot in the next round of the World Cup Qualifiers 2022.

Vietnam will send a 19-member delegation to the Tokyo Paralympics in the near future, said deputy head of the Vietnam Sports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Hong Minh.

Vietnam have secured their maiden progression into the final round of the World Cup Asian qualifiers as one of the four best group runners-up despite conceding a 2-3 defeat against the UAE in their last Group G match.

The world football governing body FIFA believes that the Vietnamese team has a huge opportunity to maintain their first place in Group G in the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers, thereby winning their historic

Boxer Nguyễn Thị Tâm is expected to earn a ticket to compete in the women’s 51kg category at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Captain Que Ngoc Hai converted a penalty with nine minutes to go to hand Vietnam a 2-1 victory over Malaysia, thus bringing the Golden Star Warriors closer to a slot in the last round of the World Cup Asian qualifiers.

Local boxer Nguyen Thi Tam has qualified for the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 51kg category after accumulating a total of 190 points from tournaments organised by the World Boxing Federation.

GOAL, the world's largest online football publication, has recently released its list of the top 25 players from the ASEAN region born on or after January 1, 2002, with four Vietnamese players being named in the rankings.

The Vietnam Olympic Committee has proposed organising the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in July 2022 instead of November and December this year over concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in the region.