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Bad weather may have postponed some events for Vietnamese athletes in Tokyo, but its not dampened the spirits of our Olympic correspondent. Here's AI Phuong with your daily round up.

Weightlifter Hoàng Thị Duyên failed to make top three as expected after the end of the women's 59kg category at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

With Việt Nam’s two biggest cities now both under lockdown, millions of us are getting used to the idea of spending plenty of time inside. Self-improvement has been a big lockdown trend worldwide over the past 18 months and while I haven’t had much success with my quarantine goals, this time I’m trying to take some inspiration from people within Vietnamese football.

Nguyễn Thùy Linh created problems for world No 1 Tai Tzu-ying before losing her match at the Tokyo Olympics' women's single badminton tournament on Monday.

Việt Nam’s medal hope, weightlifter Thạch Kim Tuấn failed in the men’s U61kg category in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday.

Catch up with all the latest news from Toyko with Phuong... our very own AI news correspondent.

Vietnamese rowing duo Đinh Thị Hảo and Lường Thị Thảo finished fifth in the Tokyo 2020 women's pair repechage of the lightweight double sculls at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday morning.

The Vietnamese team got off to a winning start on Saturday with victories in the boxing ring and on the badminton court despite some failures in other sports. Check out the latest Olympic news with our AI Olympic correspondent Mai Phuong!

 

Vietnamese marksman Hoàng Xuân Vinh failed to defend his Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday, but there were big wins in the boxing ring and on the badminton court for Vietnamese athletes.

Việt Nam’s Olympic Team has made a brilliant start at the Tokyo Games, pocketing two wins in badminton and taekwondo this morning, the first official day of competition.

Boxer Nguyễn Văn Đương will punch his best as Việt Nam boxing comes back to Olympics after 33 years.

Leading the Vietnamese contingent, athletes Quách Thị Lan and Nguyễn Huy Hoàng proudly carried the national flag aloft during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics last night.

Vietnamese archers Đỗ Thị Ánh Nguyệt and Nguyễn Hoàng Phi Vũ made Việt Nam debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on July 23

Starting today Việt Nam News is launching a daily Olympic update with our AI correspondent Mai Phuong. Stay up to date on all the latest developments in Tokyo.

Gymnasts Đinh Phương Thành and Lê Thanh Tùng are in final touches ahead of the Olympics. Both of them expect to get good result from their first Olympics in career.

What we do know, is before a competitive ball has even been kicked with him as manager, Rafa is already facing problems the likes of which he has never faced before.

Weightlifter Hoàng Thị Duyên is one of Việt Nam’s medal hopes at the Tokyo Olympics. The 2020 World Cup winner is expected to enter the top three in the women’s 59kg category. This would make her only the second ever woman, and first female weightlifter to win an Olympic medal for Việt Nam. The 25-year-old will also be the first Vietnamese ethnic minority woman with a medal if she succeeds.