VOV.VN - Vietnamese sports have set ambitious goals at both regional and international tournaments in 2023, with plenty of young athletes, including those born in the Year of the Cat, expected to bring glory to the country.

Athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh and head coach of the national women’s football team Mai Duc Chung have been voted as the most outstanding athlete and sport coach, respectively, in 2022 by journalists and sports reporters.

Nearly 100 athletes representing Vovinam Viet Vo Dao (Vietnamese martial art) Federations in Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Romania, Spain and Vietnam have attended the International Vovinam Cup 2022-Grand Master Nguyen Van Chieu held recently in Montichiari city, Italy.

A new running event, OneWay Marathon – Step over Your Limit, was launched on December 6 on the beautiful island of Cat Ba, the northern port city of Hai Phong.

VOV.VN - As many as 5,000 local and foreign elite and amateur runners are set to participate in the 2023 Vietnam International Half Marathon which will take place in Hanoi.

The VnExpress Marathon Hanoi Midnight will be back on November 26 with double the number of participants in its second edition.

A dozen top karate athletes of Vietnam will compete in the WKF U21, Junior and Cadet World Championship in Konya, Turkey.

Vietnam will send four athletes to compete in the fourth Asian Youth Athletics Championships 2022 in Kuwait from October 13 to 16.

Vietnamese athletes will compete in the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2022 which began on October 6 in Manama, Bahrain.

VOV.VN - As many as 7,000 domestic and foreign athletes from 38 countries have registered for the Techcombank Hanoi Marathon due to take place on September 25.