Duo Lý Hoàng Nam and Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên advanced to the quarter-final round of the Vietnam F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament yesterday in Bình Dương Province.

Former world silver medallist Thạch Kim Tuấn failed to win a medal as had been hoped at the ongoing Rio Olympics Games on August 8.

Twenty-five golfers will play in the final round of the TP Bank World Amateur Golfers Championship Việt Nam 2016 (WAGC) following their victory at the northern region qualifying round held on Saturday at Long Biên Golf Course, Hà Nội.

Japanese marathoners Kentaro Masuda and Kyoko Otsuka won the men’s and women’s titles of the annual Đà Nẵng International Marathon 2016 on Saturday.

Although missing two key foreign footballers, Hải Phòng still defeated defending champions Bình Dương 3-1 to take back their top position in the 19^th round match of the V.League 1 yesterday.

After six decades of competing in the Olympics, Việt Nam boasts its first ever gold medal thanks to shooter Hoàng Xuân Vinh who won the men’s 10m air pistol at the summer games in Rio de Janeiro.

Hoang Xuan Vinh won the first gold medal for Viet Nam at the men's 10m air pistol event of Rio 2016 on Saturday.

The Rio Games launched with a flamboyant spectacle headlined by supermodel Gisele Bundchen on Friday as a doom-laden Olympic build-up gave way to an energetic party atmosphere at the fabled Maracana stadium.

Việt Nam triumphed at the Asia Cup 1 Rowing Championships which wrapped up in Singapore.