Nhan Dan Online – Marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh proved himself as a worthy successor to the big names in Vietnamese shooting history after recently winning the first-ever world and Asian gold medals for the country. The 39-year-old has also achieved many brilliant milestones during his ten year career in the sport, being driven by his deep passion for shooting that helped him fly high in the Army team as well as the Vietnam national team.

Nhan Dan Online – Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem moved up the ladder two spaces to 27th in the world rankings with an Elo of 2717, according to the World Chess Federation.

Nhan Dan Online – Twenty-three outstanding athletes and coaches from across the country, including those with disabilities, were honoured for their achievements in 2012 at an awards ceremony in Hanoi yesterday.

Young Vietnamese tennis player Nguyen Hoang Thien will go for U18 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Group 1 tournaments in Thailand , Malaysia and the Philippines in March.

Nhan Dan – Top Vietnamese female gymnast, Phan Thi Ha Thanh, redeemed herself after an unsuccessful Olympic competition, capturing the first-ever Asian vault gold medal for the country at the 5th Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships, which concluded in Fujian, China on Wednesday, November 14.

Nhan Dan – Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc, a 21-year-old from the central city of Da Nang, became the first Vietnamese track and field athlete to secure a berth at the 2012 London Summer Olympics after earning a bronze medal in the women’s 20km race walk at the recent Asian Race Walking Championship in Nomi City, Japan.

Nhan Dan – Phan Thi Ha Thanh made the hearts of thousands of fans tremble when she won the first ever gymnastics medal for Vietnam in an elite world-class competition, pocketing the bronze in the vaulting event at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo last October.

Nhan Dan – Vietravel Marketing and Tourist Company welcomed nearly 700 Japanese tourists to Vietnam between July 4 and 6.

Nhan Dan – Following the speedy rise of Hoang Quy Phuoc, the first Vietnamese swimmer to earn a ticket to the 2012 London Olympic Games, Vietnamese swimming has recently discovered another young talent: Anh Vien from the southern province of Can Tho. The 14 year-old girl secured 16 gold medals and broke nine records at the National Youth Swimming Championships and the 35th Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Group Swimming Championships last month.

Nhan Dan - 24-year-old Van Ngoc Tu won the first medal for Vietnam at the 2011 Asian Judo Championships in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates in early April. It was the highest level a Vietnamese judo martial artist has ever achieved in a continent-wide competition.

Nhan Dan - Talking about Vietnamese chess, we can not skip 19-year old grand master Le Quang Liem. There is a formula for the success of a chess player: the right investment and a breakthrough in competition. Currently, Liem possesses both of these factors.

Nhan Dan - At the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, wrestler Nguyen Thi Lua gained a silver medal for the Vietnamese sport delegation in the women's 48 kg weight category. This is the highest achievement of Vietnam ever recorded in this Asian competition.

Nhan Dan - Sports is for everyone, but for the disabled, it is also a good way to help them overcome their disabilities. The rising aspiration of people with disabilities as well as the community's love for them is always strongly reflected through sport competitions.

Nhan Dan - The gold medal the Vietnamese sports delegation was longing for at the ASIAD 16 was secured by karate artist Le Thi Bich Phuong. Still very young, at the age of 18, Phuong is considered a seed of hope for better results in Vietnam karate in the future.

Nhan Dan - Having won a silver medal at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar in 2006, world No.21 Duong Anh Vu is the best hope for the Vietnam national billiards and snooker team at the up-coming ASIAD in Guangzhou, China this year.

Nhan Dan - Luu Thi Thanh said goodbye to the Vietnam national sepak takraw team once before, but has now returned to complete her task as a responsible captain to make some more good memories and say a sweet goodbye to her career at the up-coming Asian Games in Guangzhou, China in November.

Nhan Dan - Four years ago at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, the name Nguyet Anh made the hearts of millions of fans tremble as she won the second precious gold medal in karate for Vietnam.