Female weightlifter Vuong Thi Huyen has excelled to win three gold medals in the 45kg weight class at the ongoing 2019 Asian Weightlifting Champions in Ningbo, China, on April 21.
The 20-member Vietnam U18 squad left Hanoi for Hong Kong (China) on April 17 to attend the International Youth Invitational Football Tournament 2019, hosted by the Hong Kong Football Association from April 19 to 22.
HBO - Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet from Trung Bao village, Cao Thang commune (Luong Son) was really happy when she witnessed her daughter (Trinh Khanh Ly, a school student of Cu Chinh Lan high school) taking the throne of winning the the championship of XD (men's and women's doubles) for table tennis at the 8th Phu Dong Sports Festival - 2019 of the province.
Rafa Nadal produced a claycourt masterclass to pick apart fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1 6-1, as the world number two began his Monte Carlo Masters title defense in stunning fashion on Wednesday.
Vietnam’s aerobic team won three medals of each colour at the newly concluded Suzuki Cup 2019 - FIG World Cup Series Tokyo International in Japan.
The eighth International Table-Tennis Tournament for Hoang Thach Cup kicked off in the northern province of Hai Duong on April 12.
Vietnam will face Japan and Tajikistan in Group C of the 2019 AFC U20 Futsal Championship following the official draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 11.
Vietnam’s no. 1 badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh progressed to the second round of the ongoing Ciputra Hanoi – Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2019 after overcoming Chong Yee Han 2-0 (21-15, 21-9) in their men’s singles opener on April 9.
The Vietnam Chess Federation has sent a team of prominent players to compete in the ongoing Zone 3.3 qualification tournament in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with the goal of winning places at the 2019 Chess World Cup (for men) and the 2020 Women’s World Chess Championship.
(HBO) - Bui Van Nhat, the cyclist granted the national grandmaster, was born in 2001 in Chi Thien commune (Lac Son). Currently, he is a student of the High School for the Gifted in Sports Training and Competition of the province. Having taken part in the physical training and sports from the age of 11, having pursued athletics for 5 years but by the end of 2017, Nhat decided to test himself with a new sport, mountain biking. Although he is still quite young, Nhat has achieved high achievements in the national tournaments.
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Eden Hazard’s stunning individual performance earned Chelsea a 2-0 win over West Ham United which hoisted them into third spot in the Premier League on Monday.
The Vietnamese women’s national football team have taken one step closer to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as they beat Hong Kong 2-1 in their Group B qualifier in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on April 6.
HBO – The 60th national cross-country run and marathon tournament of Tien Phong newspaper in 2019 was recently held in Vung Tau city of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
HBO - On April 2, at the stadium in Kim Boi District, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with Kim Boi District People's Committee organized the provincial Volleyball Championship in 2019.
(HBO) - In recent years, in addition to performing the professional tasks, improving the quality of medical examination and treatment, the Health Sector of Hoa Binh province has been paying much attention to implementing the physical training and sports movement.
(HBO) – On the occasion of 88th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931-2019) and 60 years of the establishment of Kim Boi district (April 17, 1959-2019), the Youth Union of Kim Boi district held a volleyball tournament for local youngsters.
HBO - It is proposed that the Provincial People's Committee advocate for the planning of the province's mountain biking track to meet the regional, the national and the international competitions. Vietnam National Administration of Sports has commissioned and facilitated Hoa Binh province to host the national long-distance biking and mountain biking championships in 2019, aiming to host the cycling competition of the 31st Sea Games program in 2021 in Hoa Binh province and so on. They are the very authentic proposals from the representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism with the expectation of bringing the province's sports to new level.
As the reigning Asian runners-up, Vietnam U23s are among the four teams seeded in Pot 1 for the group draw of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship finals, together with hosts Thailand, defending champions Uzbekistan, and Qatar who finished in third place at the 2018 event.
Memphis Depay scored two goals and set up two more as the Netherlands eased to a 4-0 victory over Belarus in their opening Euro 2020 Group C qualifier on Thursday.
HBO - Statistics show that 35 percent of residents in Lac Son district frequently practice physical exercise, and 10,000 people have followed standard workout routines. Seventy-five sports clubs have been set up in the locality.
If England win the Nations League this year it will be a greater achievement than reaching the 2018 World Cup semi-finals in Russia, captain Harry Kane said on Tuesday.
HBO – The table-tennis club of Hoa Binh city recently held an open tournament for table-tennis clubs to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Vietnam Sports Day (March 27, 1946 - 2019).
The 60th National Cross-country Run and Marathon Tournament - Tien Phong (Vanguard) Newspaper Cup will kick off on March 24 in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province.
HBO – Mai Chau district in Hoa Binh province has organised tug-of-war and stick pushing competitions for this year with the participation of 186 athletes from 17 communes and towns.
The No 1 seed, Grandmaster (GM) Wang Hao of China, won the 9th HDBank International Chess Open Tournament 2019, which closed on Wednesday (March 13) in HCM City after a week of exciting world-class competition among 304 players.
