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Vietnam will send its men’s team of five weightlifters to compete in the 2014 IWF World Championships, scheduled to take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from November 4-16, aiming to seek early berths in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

A Vietnamese name, Phann Thanh Hau, was included on the Guardians list of promising football players, Next generation 2014: 40 best young talents in world football.

Nearly 10,000 athletes from around the globe have registered to compete in the Hanoi Martial Arts festival scheduled to take place from November 14-16 at the Cau Giay Sports Centre.

Vietnam held China to a 1-1 draw in the the last group C match at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship in Yangon, Myanmar, on October 13.

Vietnam will play a game of pride against China in the last group C match at the Asian Football Confederation U19 Championship in Yangon, Myanmar, on October 13.

Vietnam ’s U19 football team got off to a bad start at the Asian Football Confederation’s U19 Championship in Myanmar, losing 0-6 to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 9.

Vietnam’s chess star, Le Quang Liem, playing for the Webster University chess team, will be competing in the US$1 million Millionaire Chess Open – the highest stakes open chess tournament in history – to be held in Las Vegas

Coach Guillaume Graechen confirmed that the U19 team is determined to be part of the U20 World Cup at the press conference before the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship.

Vietnam will participate in the International Futsal Grand Prix to be held in the city of Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, from November 11 to 16.

A Vietnam delegation will join 42 countries and territories participating in the second Asian Para Games scheduled for October 18-24 in Incheon, the Republic of Korea.

Vietnam’s Karateka Nguyen Thanh Duy clinched a bronze medal at the ongoing Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in the Republic of Korea on October 3.

The Vietnam U19 football squad is just about to depart for Myanmar to compete in the 2014 U19 Asian Football Championship (AFC) taking place from October 9 to 23.

Nguyen Hoang Ngan, the Vietnamese queen of kata (performance), earned a silver medal at the 17th Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, on October 2.

FIDE master Nguyen Anh Khoi of Vietnam beat Russian player Andrey Esipenko on September 29, taking the trophy of the U12 World Chess Championships in Durban, South Africa.

Cyclist Nguyen Thi That bagged a silver medal in the women’s cycling road race on September 29 at the ongoing Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea.

Quach Thi Lan dashed to silver in the women’s 400m final on September 28, collecting Vietnam’s first medal in athletics at the ongoing 17th Asian Games (Asiad) in Incheon, Republic of Korea.

The Olympic Vietnam football squad were knocked out of the ongoing 17th Asian Games (ASIAD 17) in the Republic of Korea on September 26 after losing 1-3 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh of Vietnam won her second medal, a silver, in the women's beam event at the 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Incheon, South Korea on September 25.

The Qatari women's basketball team withdrew from the Asian Games on Thursday to protest an international rule that bans players from wearing Muslim headscarves in competition.