Vietnam’s top swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang has been chosen to hold the Vietnamese national flag at the opening ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) that will take place on May 5 in Cambodia, General Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration, head of Vietnam’s sports delegation to SEA Games 32 Dang Viet Ha said on April...

Vietnam's karate kata (performance) team have their sights set on two gold medals at next month's SEA Games in Cambodia as they strive to defend their titles in the women's individual and team kata events. Nguyen Thi Phuong puts on a gold medal-winning performance at the 31st SEA Games last May in Hanoi. Phuong will defend her title in...

Vietnam is sending a 1,003-strong sport delegation to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32), about 700 of them athletes, together with coaches, doctors and experts. Vietnam is sending a 1,003-strong sport delegation to SEA Games 32. (Photo: VNA) Under a decision of Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued on April 17, the delegation - the...

Vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial arts) has not been a permanent sport competed at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games; however, the increasing number of competing countries in recent tournaments shows that it has been extensively welcomed. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) At the 31st SEA Games hosted by Vietnam last year, seven countries, namely Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Thailand, the...

FIFA, football's world governing body, has invested 2.7 million USD to develop Vietnamese football. At Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre (Photo: pvf.com.vn) This money will be used in a series of projects including renovating flood-lights, stadiums, training equipment, medical equipment and renovation of dormitories used by Vietnamese national team players. Recently, the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre has been...

The WBO Youth Title Match Chapter 3: The Rising Star international boxing event is set to showcase an impressive display of boxing on April 22 at The Grand Ho Tram Strip in southern Ba Ria - Vang Tau province. Song Chan Ho (left) defends his WBO Oriental Youth Super Lightweight belt against Anuson Thonglueang of Thailand last December. Song...

The 2023 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship will take place in the northern province of Vinh Phuc from April 25 to May 2, heard a press conference in Hanoi on April 11. The Vietnamese women's volleyball team practices in Ninh Binh ahead of the 32nd SEA Games. (VFV) It will bring together nine teams from host Vietnam, Iran,...

The Vietnamese boxing team is gearing up for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 32 in Cambodia next month with the nation's hopes pinned on Nguyen Thi Tam, who recently won silver at the World Boxing Championship. Nguyen Thi Tam (left) training in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) The team will jet off for Thailand on April 16 for a rigorous...

Vietnamese cyclist Nguyen Thi That on April 9 made an impressive victory in the second stage of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorns Cup Women's Tour of Thailand. Vietnamese cyclist Nguyen Thi That on April 9 finishes first in the second stage of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorns Cup Women's Tour of Thailand.(Photo: vnexpress.net) She finished the 82.2-km race...

Vietnam seeks to win a gold medal in football at the 32nd SEA Games while head coach Philippe Troussier said his team will be ready after the men's football draw was held on April 5 in Phnom Penh. Coach Philippe Troussier talks with players during a training session in March in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy of VFF) Defending champions...