Sport

Hanoian boxer Nguyen Thi Tam fought to bring home a historic gold medal for Vietnam at the Asian Women’s Boxing Championships 2017, which concluded in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has fined the Vietnam Football Federation USD15,000 for failing to prevent fans setting off flares during the 2019 Asian Cup qualifier against Cambodia.

The Vietnam Mountain Bike Marathon 2017 will take place in Sapa and surrounding areas in northern Lao Cai province from November 3 to 5.

The 10th Vietnam Hockey Festival is scheduled to start at the Vietnam Hockey Centre in Bến Lức Town, Long An Province on November 4-5.

Saudi Arabia will allow women into three sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities said Sunday, in a landmark move that would open up the previously male-only venues to families.

The tenth national sports festival for ethnic groups will start on November 2 in the northern mountainous province of Hòa Bình.

Vietnam have been drawn in Group D, alongside Australia, Syria and the Republic of Korea (reigning runners-up), as the draw of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship finals was conducted in China on October 24.

The annual Vietnam Open tennis tournament will be held from October 21 to 29 in HCM City.

More than 200 domestic and foreign cyclists are set to participate in the Vinh Phuc Cross Country 2017 on October 22, the fifth stage of the National Vietnam MTB Series.

Indonesia is on track to host next year's Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said Monday, easing fears the country may not be ready for the tournament.

Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Thạch Kim Tuấn defeated Trần Lê Quốc Toàn to win three gold medals at the men’s 56kg category of the National Weightlifting Championship.

New national football head coach Park Hang-seo wants to push Vietnam into the world top 100 during his two-year reign.

The door is wide open for Vietnam to the 2019 Asian Cup finals as the team trounced Cambodia 5-0 during their clash under the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup qualification in Hanoi on October 10.

Top Vietnamese bodybuilder Pham Van Mach took the men's 55kg crown at the on-going World Bodybuilding and Physique Championships in Mongolia.

Vietnam’s veteran shooter, Hoang Xuan Vinh, retained his position at the top of the world men’s 10m air pistol rankings for October, which was recently announced by the International Shooting Federation (ISSF).

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has asked the U19 squad to win a berth at the final of the Asian championship next year.

Vietnam’s veteran gymnast, Pham Phuoc Hung, has successfully performed a new skill in the men’s still rings at the ongoing 2017 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Montreal, Canada.

Duong Thuy Vi brought home the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing 14th World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia on October 1, after overcoming 16 competitors to take the top honour in the women’s Qiangshu event.

More than 1,000 people joined the 44th Hanoimoi Newspaper Open Running Tournament for Peace on October 1 around Hoan Kiem Lake.