V.League 1 season postponed until February 2022
V.League 1 season postponed until February 2022

VOV.VN - The 2021 season of the V.League 1 is scheduled to resume in February, 2022, following an announcement recently made by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

V.League 1 season postponed until February 2022
Highlights in Vietnamese delegation's competition at Tokyo Olympics
Highlights in Vietnamese delegation's competition at Tokyo Olympics

Vietnamese athletes completed their journey at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games with various lessons for their future competitions. The following are some highlights in the team's performance in the world's largest sporting event.

Highlights in Vietnamese delegation's competition at Tokyo Olympics
AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 draw postponed due to COVID-19
AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 draw postponed due to COVID-19

VOV.VN - The draw for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 will be postponed because of the disruptive impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the region, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) have confirmed.

AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 draw postponed due to COVID-19
Quang Liem into semifinals of Chessable Masters
Quang Liem into semifinals of Chessable Masters

VOV.VN - Le Quang Liem, the nation’s leading chess player, has made it through to the semifinals of the Chessable Masters online rapid tournament.

Quang Liem into semifinals of Chessable Masters
Vietnam learns lessons from failure at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Vietnam learns lessons from failure at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

VOV.VN - Vietnam sent 18 promising athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, although they failed to win any medal at the global sporting competition.

Vietnam learns lessons from failure at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Vietnam train behind closed doors ahead of World Cup qualifiers
Vietnam train behind closed doors ahead of World Cup qualifiers

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese men’s national football team will hold a training camp behind closed doors in preparation for the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in order to ensure the footballers’ safety during the country’s COVID-19 fight.

Vietnam train behind closed doors ahead of World Cup qualifiers
Vietnam’s army team arrives in Russia for International Army Games
Vietnam’s army team arrives in Russia for International Army Games

A delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army arrived in Moscow, Russia, on August 3 morning (Russia time) to compete in the 2021 International Army Games, to be held later this month.

Vietnam’s army team arrives in Russia for International Army Games
Vietnamese Olympic team set for homecoming on August 4
Vietnamese Olympic team set for homecoming on August 4

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese sports team will return to the country on August 4 after completing their participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.

Vietnamese Olympic team set for homecoming on August 4
Vietnam’s army team leave for 2021 Army Games
Vietnam’s army team leave for 2021 Army Games

The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) team on August 3 departed for Russia to attend the International Army Games 2021 which, to be held later this month.

Vietnam’s army team leave for 2021 Army Games
Quang Hai selected to join FIFA’s “#ReachOut” campaign
Quang Hai selected to join FIFA’s “#ReachOut” campaign

Vietnamese football player Quang Hai has been chosen by football’s global governing body FIFA to participate in its #ReachOut campaign.

Quang Hai selected to join FIFA’s “#ReachOut” campaign
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Last Vietnamese hopeful fails to enter finals
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Last Vietnamese hopeful fails to enter finals

VOV.VN - Quach Thi Lan, the last Vietnamese hopeful at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics, ended her journey after finishing sixth out of eight runners in the 400m hurdles first semi-final on August 2.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Last Vietnamese hopeful fails to enter finals
V.League to return in late November
V.League to return in late November

The 2021 national football season will resume in November, according to a proposal from the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF).

V.League to return in late November
Daily COVID-19 count climbs to 8,624 as over 4,560 infections discovered
Daily COVID-19 count climbs to 8,624 as over 4,560 infections discovered

VOV.VN - The number of daily COVID-19 infections increased to 8,642 following the Ministry of Health reporting the detection of a further 4,564 new COVID-19 cases, including 4 imported infections, on the evening of July 31.

Daily COVID-19 count climbs to 8,624 as over 4,560 infections discovered
Japanese city popularises Vietnam ahead of Paralympic Games
Japanese city popularises Vietnam ahead of Paralympic Games

Authorities of Kokubunji city, west of Japan’s Tokyo capital city, on July 31 held an event to help local people understand more about Vietnam prior to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Japanese city popularises Vietnam ahead of Paralympic Games
Lan first local track-and-field athlete to reach semi-finals at Tokyo Olympics
Lan first local track-and-field athlete to reach semi-finals at Tokyo Olympics

VOV.VN - Vietnamese athlete Quach Thi Lan secured a place in the semi-final round of the athletics at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after finishing fourth in the women’s 400m hurdles on July 31.

Lan first local track-and-field athlete to reach semi-finals at Tokyo Olympics
4,000 tickets to be sold for World Cup qualifier against Australia
4,000 tickets to be sold for World Cup qualifier against Australia

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has initiated plans to sell 4,000 tickets for a match between Vietnam and Australia in the final round of qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with the fixture set to take place on September 7 at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.

4,000 tickets to be sold for World Cup qualifier against Australia
Vietnam women’s team handed World Cup opportunity after DPRK withdrawal
Vietnam women’s team handed World Cup opportunity after DPRK withdrawal

VOV.VN - The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s withdrawal from the upcoming Asian qualifiers for the 2023 Women’s World Cup could mean that the Vietnamese women’s national football team have a better chance of securing a place in the competition.

Vietnam women’s team handed World Cup opportunity after DPRK withdrawal
Vietnamese rowers fail in Tokyo, but at their best at Olympics
Vietnamese rowers fail in Tokyo, but at their best at Olympics

VOV.VN - Vietnamese duo Luong Thi Thao and Dinh Thi Hao finished third in the lightweight women's pair double sculls in Group C and 15th overall at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on July 29, the best result for Vietnamese rowing at three recent Olympics.

Vietnamese rowers fail in Tokyo, but at their best at Olympics
Local swimmer only Asian competitor among top 20 of 800m freestyle
Local swimmer only Asian competitor among top 20 of 800m freestyle

VOV.VN - Despite missing out the chance to progress to the final round of the 800m freestyle swimming contest at the Tokyo Olympics, local swimmer Huy Hoang was the only Asian athlete to be among the top 20 in the event.

Local swimmer only Asian competitor among top 20 of 800m freestyle
Thuy Linh sets new record for Vietnamese badminton at Olympics
Thuy Linh sets new record for Vietnamese badminton at Olympics

VOV.VN - Local badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh has become the first female Vietnamese athlete to win two matches in her sport at the Olympic Games.

Thuy Linh sets new record for Vietnamese badminton at Olympics
Weightlifter Duyen fails to bag medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Weightlifter Duyen fails to bag medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

VOV.VN - Vietnamese weightlifter Hoang Thi Duyen, the last hopeful of Vietnamese sports at Tokyo 2020 Olympics, finished fifth in the women’s 59kg weightlifting category in Tokyo on July 27, failing to secure a medal for Vietnam at the global sport competition.

Weightlifter Duyen fails to bag medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Ceremony held to send off Vietnamese artillery team to 2021 Int'l Army Games
Ceremony held to send off Vietnamese artillery team to 2021 Int'l Army Games

A send-off ceremony was held on July 26 for Vietnam’s artillery team who set to leave for Kazakhstan next week for the 2021 International Army Games.

Ceremony held to send off Vietnamese artillery team to 2021 Int'l Army Games
National team to gather in early August in preparation for World Cup qualifiers
National team to gather in early August in preparation for World Cup qualifiers

Head coach Park Hang-seo has proposed a list of 31 players as part of the plan to prepare for the FIFA 2022 World Cup final qualifiers, said the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

National team to gather in early August in preparation for World Cup qualifiers
Thuy Linh loses to leading badminton player at Tokyo Olympics
Thuy Linh loses to leading badminton player at Tokyo Olympics

VOV.VN - Local badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh suffered a 0-2 defeat at the hands Tai Tzu-ying, ranked as the world’s No. 1 player, in her second game on July 26 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.

Thuy Linh loses to leading badminton player at Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: A disappointing day for Vietnam on July 25
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: A disappointing day for Vietnam on July 25

VOV.VN - Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan, one of Vietnamese hopefuls, failed all three attempts at clean and jerk in his debut competition in Tokyo on July 25.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: A disappointing day for Vietnam on July 25
Tokyo 2020 Olympics update: Veteran marksman Xuan Vinh ousted
Tokyo 2020 Olympics update: Veteran marksman Xuan Vinh ousted

VOV.VN - Vietnamese marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh has failed to defend his Rio 2016 championship title in the men’s 10m air pistol after being outclassed in the qualifying round in Tokyo on July 24.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics update: Veteran marksman Xuan Vinh ousted
Japan-based OVs inspire Vietnamese team at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Japan-based OVs inspire Vietnamese team at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

VOV.VN - Overseas Vietnamese (OV) residing in Japan have sent numerous wishes to Vietnamese athletes through hand-written letters in an effort to encourage the competitors to clinch victory at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Japan-based OVs inspire Vietnamese team at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics update: Kim Tuyen cruises into quarter-finals
Tokyo 2020 Olympics update: Kim Tuyen cruises into quarter-finals

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Taekwondo artist Truong Thi Kim Tuyen on July 24 convincingly outplayed a Canadian opponent to cruise into the quarter-finals of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics update: Kim Tuyen cruises into quarter-finals
Vietnamese mixed archery team fail to progress at Tokyo Olympics
Vietnamese mixed archery team fail to progress at Tokyo Olympics

VOV.VN - Vietnamese duo Nguyen Hoang Phi Vu and Do Thi Anh Nguyet have been disqualified for the quarter finals of archery’s mixed team event after they failed to secure enough points on the first competition day of the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Vietnamese mixed archery team fail to progress at Tokyo Olympics
Archer Anh Nguyet makes Vietnam debut at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Archer Anh Nguyet makes Vietnam debut at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

VOV.VN - Vietnamese archer Do Thi Anh Nguyet finished 49th among a total of 64 competitors in her debut on July 23, the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan.

Archer Anh Nguyet makes Vietnam debut at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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