The Vietnamese men's national football team plummeted three places to 119th in FIFA’s latest world rankings as a result of their poor performance in the recent friendly matches held on FIFA Days.
Over 18,000 athletes, including nearly 1,300 coming from 55 nations worldwide, are ready to compete in the Standard Chartered Hanoi Marathon Heritage Race 2024 which will be held on November 3.
More than 100 athletes are competing for 12 sets of medals at the 2024 Asian Open Junior Pickleball Championships that has opened in Quang Nam province.
The Vietnamese team got off to a good start as they ranked third in the overall table at the Chess Olympiad 2024 which is being held in Budapest in Hungary.
Hosts Vietnam lost 1-2 to visitors Thailand in a LPBank Cup friendly match at My Dinh National Stadium on September 10 evening despite their first goal.
The total market value of the Vietnamese men’s national football team stands at EUR6.83 million, placing them in 17th position throughout the Asian region, as calculated by website Transfermarkt.
Despite their efforts, hosts Vietnam (World No. 115) could not make a surprise in a LPBank Cup 2024 friendly game against visitors Russia (World No. 33), conceding a 3-0 defeat at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on September
Vietnamese weightlifter Le Van Cong secured a bronze medal in the men's 49kg category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, marking the first medal for the Vietnamese Paralympic team.
Russian footballers are scheduled to take a charter flight to Hanoi on September 4 to play Vietnam and Thailand during the FIFA Days 2024, said a representative of the Vietnam Football Federation.
Vietnamese badminton player Le Duc Phat clinched a dramatic victory against his Indian opponent Samarveer in a final match in Nigeria on August 31, winning the Lagos International Classics 2024.
Powerlifters Le Van Cong and Chau Hoang Tuyet Loan have been chosen to carry the Vietnamese national flag during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
The second Asian shuttlecock championship and Asian youth shuttlecock championship 2024 kicked off in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 22.
