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Badminton players seek Asian championship medal in China

Francophonie people run for ‘Ensemble’

In the men's 10km class, Lâm, a winner of many amateur races in the capital, took first place ahead of Vũ Văn Luân and Vũ Quang Trung.

The local game: walking the talk

The Frenchman's claim that "eighty per cent of Vietnamese fans want me sacked" in the pre-match press conference was a slap in the face of the media, as well as the fans. The result of the match, however, may have only grown the number of his dissidents.

Kiptoo Edwin, Bình win Danang International Marathon

Kenya’s Kiptoo Edwin and Vietnamese Phạm Thị Bình claimed the men’s and women’s 42km titles in the 11th Danang International Marathon on March 24, marking one of the successful sports event in Việt Nam over past decade.

Big bonus hung high for Olympic shooters

Vietnamese athletes target at least one more Olympic spot at the World Shooting Championship, an Olympics qualification, next month in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Việt Nam Glory honours best athletes, Olympic Run and Run for Peace launched

A programme entitled Vinh Quang Việt Nam (Việt Nam Glory) is organised to honour successful national sportsmen of 2024 and the annual Hànộimới Newspaper's 49th Run for Peace and Olympic Run Day are launched on March 24 in Hà Nội.

Bình Định’s aquabike championship ends with trophies go to best athletes

Swedish Samuel Johansson overcame all title favourites and strong rivals to win Moto 2 and seal victory in the Runabout GP1 category at the Grand Prix of Bình Định-Việt Nam's Aquabike World Championship which wrapped up in Quy Nhơn City on March 24.

Runners to take on biosphere reserve track

Competitors in the Kon Chư Răng Half Marathon will run through primary forest on concrete tracks and stay at the camp site in the reserve.

AIP Dreamers win Saigon ProAm Basketball Cup season 2

AIP Dreamers defeated reigning champion Next Level 111-89 to walk away with a trophy of the Saigon ProAm Basketball Cup by VNPAY at the Hồ Xuân Hương Gymnasium, HCM City on March 23.

Boxer earns Olympic dream after decade of effort

Võ Thị Kim Ánh has made her lifetime dream come true -- becoming an Olympian -- after she grabbed an official spot at the Paris Olympics' World Qualification in Italy last week.

Top riders triumph in Moto 1 at Aquabike World Championship

Francois Medori, Jasmiin Ypraus and Quinten Bossche secured Moto 1 wins at the Grand Prix of Bình Định-Việt Nam’s Aquabike World Championship on March 23 in in Quy Nhơn City, Bình Định Province.

Linh out in second round at Yonex Swiss Open

Linh, world No 18, lost to the tournament's second seed, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia, who is currently ranked eighth in the world, 0-2.

Việt Nam join WBC to push boxing development

Việt Nam Boxing Commission (VBC) has officially become member of the World Boxing Council (WBC), a strong step to lift national boxing to a higher level.

Thanh ready to prove himself king of national marathon

Runner Hoàng Nguyên Thanh is ready to defend his top position at the Tiền Phong Newspaper National Marathon Championship which will feature about 12,000 participants by the end of March in Phú Yên Province.

Nothing but a win will do, says coach

This loss also marks the first time that the Vietnamese team have been defeated at Bung Karno Stadium, dropping them down to the third place in Group F, trailing behind the group leader, Iraq, by six points and one point behind Indonesia in second place.