NDO/VNA – The 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) in the Philippines ended with a spectacular music and light feast-inspired closing ceremony, and the official flag handover to Vietnam – the host of the 2021 event. (Dec 11, 2019 21:55:47)
NDO – The seventh ‘Run for the Heart’ race will take place in Hanoi on November 10 and in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24, aiming to raise funds for children with congenital heart defects, heard a press conference on November 7.
NDO – Vietnam won 14 medals, including four gold, four silver and six bronze, at the Southeast Asia Chess Championships 2019, which concluded in the northern province of Bac Giang on November 3 after nine days of competition.
NDO/VNA - Vietnam won the bronze medal after crushing Myanmar 7-3 in the third-place match of the AFF HDBank Futsal Championship at Phu Tho Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, on October 27.
NDO/VNA – A ceremony to start the VPBank Hanoi Marathon was held in the heart of Hanoi on October 20, with 7,000 professional and amateur athletes taking part, over 1,500 of them foreigners.
NDO/VNA – The VPBank Hanoi Marathon has become an official international marathon tournament in the capital city, the organising board told a press conference in Hanoi on October 16.
NDO/VNA – Eight out of the 14 Vietnamese football clubs have been licensed to participate in club tournaments organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2020.
NDO – The Vietnam’s U19 team under head coach Philippe Troussier set out for Thailand on October 8 to attend the GSB Bangkok Cup 2019 international football tournament, as part of their preparations for the upcoming 2020 AFC U19 Championship Qualifiers.
NDO – The 2019 Coupe de Hue International Cycle Race officially opened at a ceremony held at Phu Van Lau relic site, in Hue City, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue, on September 20.
NDO – The 2019 National Taekwondo Championships kicked off at Tien Son Sports Complex in the central coastal city of Da Nang on September 17, gathering the participation of 300 athletes from 31 cities and provinces nationwide.
NDO - More than 4,000 runners from 46 countries and territories around the world will participate in the 2019 Vietnam Mountain Marathon (VMM) in Lao Cai province’s Sapa district from September 21-22, an increase of 18% as compared to the 2018 event.
NDO – Vietnamese player Nguyen Thien Ngan defeated No. 1 seed Van Foreest Machteld from the Netherlands to win the girls’ U14 rapid chess event at the 2019 World Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Spain.
NDO – Around 12,000 runners will take part in the annual 19th Fun Run for Charity in Ho Chi Minh City on September 29, with an aim to raise VND1 billion for disadvantaged people throughout Vietnam.
NDO/VNA - Vietnamese duo Hua Van Huy and Chau Tuyet Van won silver at the 2019 Chungju World Martial Arts Masterships in the Republic of Korea on September 2.
