2022 has been a good year for the Vietnamese female football team, as they successfully defended their championship at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and for the first time ever secured a berth in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 that will take place in Australia and New Zealand.

VOV.VN - 2022 can be considered a successful year for Vietnam as the country yielded outstanding achievements across various fields. Let’s therefore look at the top 10 events of the year as chosen by VOV.

VOV.VN - Repatriating the Nguyen Dynasty’s imperial seal, the nation’s hosting SEA Games 31, and the reopening of international tourism as of March 15 are among the nominations for voting in the top 10 culture, sporting, and tourism events of the year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese fencer Nguyen Tien Nhat won a gold medal at the Southeast Asian and Pacific Fencing Championships which is underway in the Philippines.

VOV.VN - An image on track-and-field athlete Bui Thi Nguyen competing in the women’s 100 metre hurdles won a gold medal in the photo contest on the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) launched by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese table tennis player Nguyen Anh Tu won a silver medal at the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championships on June 28 in Thailand.

VOV.VN - A total of 16 outstanding works submitted to the Moments of the SEA Games 31 photo contest was revealed at an awards ceremony held on June 15 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang has qualified for the upcoming International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships Budapest 2022 which is set to get underway in Hungary from June 18 to July 3.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam U23 side that won a gold at the recent SEA Games 2022 will play their archrivals such as the Republic of Korea and Thailand in AFC U23 Asian Cup group series scheduled to begin in Uzbekistan on June 2.

Despite many difficulties, including impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam successfully hosted the SEA Games 31, a sport event with fairness, honesty, transparency and noble sportsmanship.