An ode to Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng, master of the dark arts with a heart of gold There are plenty of Vietnamese footballers I enjoy watching, but there’s one who stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to my affections: Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng.

Lan’s historic Olympic journey ends after placing 6th in semi-finals

Quách Thị Lan, the last representative of Việt Nam, ended her journey at the Tokyo Olympics after finishing 6th among eight runners in the 400m hurdles semi-final 1.

More support for Olympic archers moving forward

Vietnamese archers have not made a mark at the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo but the young athletes are nation's brilliant future and will be supported for further successes.

Coach wants to raise level of Vietnamese basketball

Phan Thanh Cảnh is the only domestic coach in the Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) and has been head coach of the Danang Dragons for three years. Before that, he served five years as an assistant coach for Saigon Heat and the Vietnamese national team

Việt Nam News Olympic news bulletin - July 31

If you missed a Vietnamese athlete making history at the Olympic games on Saturday, don’t worry, here’s our AI correspondent to give you the lowdown. And Phuong also has so strong words on those internet trolls badmouthing our athletes. Don’t miss it!

Lan makes history reaching Olympic semi-finals Quách Thị Lan has made Olympic history after she advanced to the women’s 400m hurdles semi-finals this morning in Tokyo.

Last Việt Nam athlete Lan prepares for hurdles Quách Thị Lan is the last Vietnamese athlete to compete at the Tokyo Games after all of her teammates were defeated in various sports.

Olympians return home heads held high despite online abuse

Vietnamese athletes did their best to deliver, despite being at a lower level than some athletes in the world. 

Fraser-Pryce headlines Olympic athletics as coronavirus lurks Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will make her grand entrance at the Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus concerns loom over the start of the athletics programme on Friday.

Rowing athletes set Việt Nam's best result in Tokyo

Rowing pair Lường Thị Thảo and Đinh Thi Hảo set up Việt Nam's best result at an Olympics after their performance yesterday in Tokyo.