Meanwhile, in another class, SEA Games champion Nguyen Trung Cuong set a new national record when he competed in the men's 3,000m steeplechase.

Vietnamese athletes pocketed two golds at the Asian Rowing Championship 2024 which closed on October 13 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Gymnastics athlete Nguyen Van Khanh Phong on September 27 secured a silver in the rings category for Vietnam at the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 2023) in Hangzhou city of China’s Zhejiang province.

A ceremony to honour athletes and coaches of Hanoi who had outstanding performance at the recent 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) was held on May 27 morning.

The organizing board for the national outstanding coaches and athletes election in 2021 officially announced the list of Vietnam sport’s ten outstanding athletes in 2021.

Shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh voted best athlete of 2016

The 5th Asian Beach Games wrapped up after 10 days of competition with a closing ceremony on October 3 night in the central city of Da Nang.