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.

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.

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 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 - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to remove one of Vietnam’s places at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics because of previous doping fines.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam has become the country’s latest Olympian to qualify for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s under 51kg category, taking the total number of Vietnamese participants in the global competition up to 18.

Top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in her third Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, next month.