VOV.VN -Vietnam has registered a 498-member delegation, including 349 athletes competing across 214 events in 33 sports, for the 20th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The delegation aims to secure four to six gold medals and break into the top 20 overall.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese male referees, Ngo Duy Lan and Nguyen Trung Hau, have passed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)'s video assistant referees (VAR) selection course, securing their spots on the AFC Video Match Officials (VMOs) Panel 2026.

VOV.VN - The world’s football governing body FIFA has officially announced the list of Vietnamese referees accredited as FIFA referees for 2026, with a total of 22 Vietnamese match officials receiving international recognition.