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Việt Nam seek win over Lebanon to get early quarter-final slot

Thais dominate women’s table tennis

Superb performances from the Thai pair Suthasini Sawettabut and Orawan Paranang in the semi-finals created an all-Thai final in the table tennis women’s singles at Hải Dương Sports Complex on May 20.

Loan wins gold in standard Chinese chess

Lê Thị Kim Loan brought a great victory to the Vietnamese Chinese chess when she won gold medal in the women’s individual standard Chinese chess category on May 20.

Tiến Minh makes men's badminton semi

The crowd at the Bắc Giang Provincial Sports Hall seemed to explode when the top Vietnamese player Nguyễn Tiến Minh took victory over Thai Khoisit Phetpradab in the quarter-final match on May 20.

Việt Nam win two golds in blitz chess

Vietnamese chess players brought home two more gold medals in the blitz chess category on May 20.

VN, Thailand, Indonesia win canoe golds

Thailand and Indonesia had a tough race on the second day of canoeing at the Games in Hải Phòng City as duo Aphinya Sroichit and Orasa Thiangkathok of Thailand and Indonesian Dayumin and Nur Meni both crossed the finish line of the women’s 500m canoe double with the same time, on May 20.

World Vovinam Federation hails Games

Mohammed Djouadj, Vice President of the World Vovinam Federation and Chairman of the African Vovinam Federation, has expressed his admiration of the host country's organisation of the ongoing Games 31.

Hải Dương's lychees shouldn't be missed

As well as watching the region's best athletes battle it out, visitors to Hải Dương Province for the SEA Games also have the chance to visit the Thanh Hà lychee gardens, where the oldest lychee tree in Việt Nam stands.

Vietnamese table tennis on a roll in singles event

Men's and women's table tennis singles events continued today in the Hải Dương Sports Complex.

Teen footballer makes brave move

Blackpool FC’s young forward Jake Daniels came out as gay, the first professional footballer to do so in more than 30 years.

COVID cancels all-Vietnamese one-cushion carom final

Nguyễn Trần Thanh Tự didn’t break a sweat to triumph the men's one-cushion carom on May 19 due to his opponent Phạm Quốc Tuấn’s withdrawal.

Indonesian marksmen lead shooting medal table

Malaysian shooter Johnathan Guanjie Wong edged out Vietnamese Trần Quốc Cường in a tension competition to win gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol at the SEA Games 31 on May 19.

Việt Nam win historic first marathon gold

Việt Nam has won gold in the marathon for the first time, thanks to the heroics of Hoàng Nguyên Thanh.

Gymnast Thành lands golden Games hat-trick

Although competing at home, Đinh Phương Thành and his teammates faced strong threats from rivals from other countries, especial Filipino star Yulo who has reached a global level.

Late winner against Malaysia sends Việt Nam into SEA Games final

Nguyễn Tiến Linh headed in the winner in the 110th minute to send Việt Nam U23s into Sunday’s final against bitter rivals Thailand.

Athletes hit the water on first day of canoeing

Nguyễn Thị Hương, Trương Thị Phương, Nguyễn Thị Tuyết and Diệp Thị Hương of Việt Nam sprinted first in the women’s 1,000m canoe four of the SEA Games 31 for gold medal on May 19.

Việt Nam karate martial artists bag 4 golds

Vietnamese karate martial artists bagged four gold medals in the second competition day of the SEA Games 31 on May 19.

Hoàng wins two more swimming golds

Vietnamese swimmer Nguyễn Huy Hoàng dominated the pool on May 19 as he bagged two more gold medals.

Non-elite athletes run in SEA Games 'companion marathon'

More than 200 non-professional athletes took part in the ongoing SEA Games 'companion marathon' in Hà Nội this morning. Nông Thị Chang for the women and Vũ Đình Duân for the men took first place.