National athletes Nguyen Thi Oanh and Do Quoc Luat met no difficulty in winning the first Vietnam International Half Marathon, the first sporting event of the year on January 1 in Hanoi.

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 - The Vietnamese women's national football team remain the leading team in Southeast Asia and retain their 34th place in the world, FIFA, the world football’s governing body, announced in its latest rankings.

VOV.VN - Korean coach Gong Oh-kyun will no longer lead the Vietnam U23 team after his contract expires in March 2023.

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 - A four-member team from Vietnam finished first at the Cyber SEA Game 2022 contest which concluded in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 10.

VOV.VN - An awards ceremony for a Vietnam art photo contest was held on October 6 in Hanoi, with a set of images showcasing Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Thiem 2 Bridge winning gold prize.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national men’s football team are due to take on Singapore in their opening match of an international friendly tournament in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21 as part of both teams’ preparations for the upcoming AFF Cup 2022.

VOV.VN - Initial test samples from six Vietnamese athletes who participated in the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in May came back positive for doping, according to Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper citing sources from the Medical and Anti-Doping Sub-committee of SEA Games 31.