VOV.VN - Vietnamese weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan has been given a bronze medal for his performance at the 2012 Olympics in the 56kg category following Azerbaijani weightlifter Valentin Hristov being stripped of his medal after testing positive for a banned substance.

VOV.VN - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has banned two young Vietnamese weightlifters from international competitions following their doping tests.

VOV.VN - As many as 46 athletes from across the country are currently taking part in the national gymnastics championships hosted by the Vietnam Sports Administration along with the Vietnam Gymnastics Federation (VGF).

The annual Vietnam Festival in Japan opened in Tokyo on November 7, making it the first large-scale event here since the city was included in the Japanese Government’s Go To Travel campaign.

VOV.VN - Alfred Riedl, former coach of the Vietnam national football squad, have died in Vienna, Austria, his home country, after having battled against cancer.

VOV.VN - Marksmen from the Vietnamese national team took part in an international friendly tournament which took place online on August 28 due to the event being unable to be held in person due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The South East Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) Council, Executive and Standing Committees Meetings took place in Hanoi on July 21-22 with the participation of over 100 delegates, including more than 30 international ones.

The Olympic Games, one of the most-anticipated sporting events on the planet, was originally scheduled to start later this month in Tokyo but was postponed to July 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The host Vietnam will hold an online conference with regional countries on July 21-22 to announce the list of sports at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (Para Games 11), which are scheduled for 2021.