Sport

Vietnamese athletes brought home a record 19 medals, including one gold, seven silvers, and 11 bronzes at the 2025 Asian Youth Games, which wrapped up in Bahrain on October 30.

Seventeen-year-old weightlifter Le Khanh Duy broke the Asian youth record in the clean and jerk (65kg) and secured Vietnam’s first gold medal at the 2025 Asian Youth Games on October 27 in Bahrain.

Vietnamese golfers on October 25 secured two silver medals on the third competition day of the 2025 Asian Youth Games (AYG) in Bahrain.

Taekwondo martial artists brought home one silver and two bronze medals for Vietnam at the 2025 Asian Youth Games (ASIAD Youth 2025) in Bahrain, on October 24.

Vietnam’s U22 national team will participate in the CFA Team China Panda Cup 2025, which will take place in China from November 12 to 18, as part of the preparation plan for the 33rd SEA Games.

Vietnam will send 39 Vovinam fighters to compete at the 2025 Vovinam World Championships, scheduled to take place in Bali, Indonesia, from November 1-8.

The Ministry of Public Security on October 19 broke ground on the PVF Stadium, a 60,000-seat facility featuring a state-of-the-art retractable roof, in Hung Yen Province.

The Vietnam U17 women’s football team on October 17 clinched a 1-0 victory over Hong Kong (China), securing their place in the finals of the 2026 AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup.

The 2025 Asian Rowing Championships kicked off on October 17 at the Haiphong Rowing Training Centre.

Nearly 1,000 Vietnamese and foreign athletes are set to participate in the Vietnam Highlands Trail-Lam Dong 2025, slated for November 21-22 in Dalat.

Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly and Nguyen Thi Thu will represent Vietnam in the women’s 61kg and 50kg categories to compete in the world championships qualification tournament, slated for October 17 to 19.

Facing veteran Turkish player Tasdemir Tayfun in the semifinals of the World Cup Billiards Antwerp 2025 on October 12, Bao Phuong Vinh Vietnam) conceded a defeat, securing the bronze medal.

Five billiard players will represent Vietnam at the World 3-Cushion Championship which is set to be held in Belgium from October 14 to 18.

Vietnam secured a comfortable 3-1 victory over Nepal in their 2027 Asian Cup qualifying match on the evening of October 9 at Go Dau Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.

As part of the 2025 Culture and Tourism Week, the second Lai Chau Marathon has attracted 1,500 registered participants.

Top rowers from across Asia will gather in Haiphong from October 11 to 19 for the Asian Rowing Championships 2025, featuring 232 athletes as well as officials and coaches from 18 countries.

Nguyen Huy Hoang, Vietnam’s top swimmer, won the men’s 800-metre freestyle on October 1 at the Asian Aquatics Championships 2025 in India, claiming his second gold medal of the tournament.

Thousands of domestic and international athletes joined the Aqua Warriors Van Don 2025-Camel Cup at Van Don Beach in Quang Ninh Province on September 28.

Grandmaster Lai Ly Huynh took gold after defeating Chinese Yin Sheng in the men's final of the 2025 World Xiangqi Championship in China on September 27, making the history for Vietnamese xiangqi.