Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh was visibly moved when he was named the Best Young Player 2020 two years ago, saying the title was an honour that would push him on in his career.
A week on from inheriting the U23 national team from compatriot Park Hang-seo, Gong Oh-kyun has started to put his mark on the squad ahead of the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Championship, which will take place in Uzbekistan from June 1 to June 19.
The future is promising for Nguyễn Hoàng Đức, who won his first Vietnamese Golden Ball at the age of 23 and was a key part of both of Việt Nam's successful SEA Games campaigns in 2019 and 2022.
Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn and Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên are national chess teammates. They are the first couple winning at the same time in the 31st SEA Games after grabbing two golds each for Việt Nam.
After 17 years of waiting, Nguyễn Linh Na has helped Vietnamese athletics claim their first SEA Games gold medal in the heptathlon.
Lò Thị Hoàng has surprised many strong candidates to win the historic gold medal for Vietnamese athletics in the women's javelin throw in the SEA Games 31.
A study carried out a few years ago by researchers at Ohio State University and the University of Alabama in the US came to the conclusion that when a particular sporting team wins, fans experienced a high that lasted at least two days.
Coach Gong Oh-kyun has announced the 25 players that have been selected for the final round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Championship, which will take place in Uzbekistan from June 1 to June 19.
The SEA Games 31 has been well organised and the delegations all had a successful event despite many difficulties.