Fukushima always warmly welcomes and supports Vietnamese athletes, stated Kohata Hiroshi, Mayor of the city, which the host town of the Vietnamese delegation during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Vietnam sends 18 athletes to 2020 Tokyo Olympics to compete in shooting, weightlifting, badminton, swimming, etc.

VOV.VN - National Vietnam Television (VTV) have won the rights to broadcast the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Vietnam, with the event scheduled to run from July 23 to August 8 in Japan.

VOV.VN - Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture has issued two stamp collections to welcome the Vietnamese sport delegation to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

VOV.VN - The 2020 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup won’t be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the draw for the competition set to get underway on August 10.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese U23 football team have been ranked eighth in the Asian region, according to the latest rankings as announced by global football website Footy Rankings.

VOV.VN - Local athletes took part in practice on July 20 in Japan as they prepare for their various competitions at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which is set to begin in three days, while maintaining COVID-19 prevention measures.

The Vietnamese women's football team trained together for the first time on July 18.

VOV.VN - The 43-member Vietnamese sporting delegation took their first steps on Japanese soil on July 19 ahead of the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which is set to begin on July 23.

The Vietnam Olympics Team on July 18 left for Tokyo carrying the hopes and dreams of the nation.

The My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi will install a system to assist video assistant referees (VAR) as it will host the national team’s upcoming matches during the final round of 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

For the first time in Olympic history, national flags will be carried by two athletes at the Games, and runner Quach Thi Lan and swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang have the honour of carrying the Vietnamese flag at the upcoming Tokyo Games’ opening ceremony.

VOV.VN - Track-and-field athlete Quach Thi Lan and swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang will carry the flags of the Vietnamese sports delegation during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 23.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese women’s national football team are aiming to secure a place at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, according to Tran Quoc Tuan, vice president of Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have recruited Spanish fitness coach Miguel Ledesma Carrasco to help the national team prepare for the upcoming 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national football squad will not lose their home advantage in the third and final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia when they play on home turf in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A squad of 34 footballers was announced on July 14 for the Vietnam women’s national football team ahead of their second meeting of the year in preparation for qualifiers to the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup.

A send-off ceremony was held in Hanoi on July 13 for the sports delegation of Vietnam to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, slated for July 23 - August 8.

The achievements reaped by the Vietnamese sports sector have demonstrated the will and resolve of Vietnamese, contributing to promoting the country’s image, role and prestige, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.

The Vietnam People’s Navy on July 12 held a ceremony in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa to see off a delegation of naval soldiers who will compete in the 2021 Army Games in Russia.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national football team may be forced to play their qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup 2022 at a neutral venue if local stadiums currently fail to meet the criteria set by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

VOV.VN - Premier nutrition company Herbalife Vietnam have been announced as an official sponsor of the both the male and female Vietnamese national teams for the 2021 to 2024 period, following an agreement signed with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

VOV.VN - V.League 1 champions Viettel FC secured a comfortable 1-0 victory over Kaya FC of the Philippines on July 11 in their final match at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League 2021.

The establishment of a Vietnam Traditional Martial Arts Federation in Italy was announced at a workshop on this type of martial arts (Vocotruyen) held in the northern city of Piacenza on July 10.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese men’s U23 national team are planning to hold two training camps in preparation for 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers between October 23 and 31.

The Vietnamese delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics consists of 43 members led by Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan, according to a decision issued by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will play in Group I in the qualifiers for the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup, alongside the likes of Myanmar, Hong Kong (China), and Taiwan (China), following an online draw held on July 9 in Malaysia.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) announced on July 8 that it plans to continue delaying V.League 1 matches for the 2021-2022 season due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic locally.

VOV.VN - The draw for the upcoming qualifiers of the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan is set to get underway on July 9 at the headquarters of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

VOV.VN - The Southeast Asian Games Federation announced on July 8 that the SEA Games 31 will be officially delayed until 2022 because of the complicated developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the region.