Female goalie Dang Thi Kieu Trinh won her third Vietnamese Golden Ball Award, while Dinh Thanh Trung claimed Best Male Player of the Golden Ball Awards for the first time.

Le Quang Liem drops to 23rd in FIDE world ranking

Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem has fallen to 23rd spot, with a new Elo rating of 2,737, in the latest International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings for January 2018.

Exciting movements of popular sports

(HBO) – In 2017, there have been a lot of events related to the sports and physical training activities and is considered as a successful year of the provincial sports and physical training industry.

Nam wins first match at Hong Kong Futures

Vietnam’s Ly Hoang Nam secured his first win of the year at the Hong Kong F6 Futures tennis tournament on January 1.

20 clubs participate in the provincial Tennis Competition in 2017

(HBO) – During 2 days (from 22-23/12), at Sao Mai Entertainment Center, the provincial tennis Federation organized the Tennis Tournament of Hoa Binh Province in 2017. There were 135 coaches, athletes of 20 tennis teams in the province.

Lac Thuy successfully organizes the 6th Sports and Physical Training Competition in 2017

(HBO) – Lac Thuy District People’s Committee has just organized the 6th Sports and Physical Training Competition in 2017.

Four Vietnamese referees recognised for FIFA’s Elite level

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has recognised four Vietnamese referees as meeting its Elite 2018 level, after considering the proposals from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)’s Referee Committee.

Kim Boi successfully holds 6th sports and physical training festival

(HBO) – Kim Boi district in the northern mountainous province has successfully organised its 6th Sports and Physical Training Festival 2017.

Mai Chau Town is full of exciting with sports and physical training movements.

(HBO) Mai Chau town (Mai Chau) currently has 25 sport clubs, 26 sport teams, 145 regular members, accounted for 25,3% of population. 400 households usually participate in sports and physical training.

IMSA Elite Mind Games: Liem beats China’s Wang Hao for rapid chess medal

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem settled for the rapid chess bronze medal at the ongoing IMSA Elite Mind Games 2017 in Jiangsu, China, after brilliantly outplaying the host country’s brightest hope, Wang Hao, in the last round on December 11.

Vietnamese team hit bronze at Asian Airgun meet in Japan

Shooters Hoang Xuan Vinh, Tran Quoc Cuong and Nguyen Dinh Thanh brought home a bronze medal for Vietnam at the 10th Asian Airgun Championships in Wako, Japan, as they claimed third place overall in the men’s team 10m air pistol event with a total score of 1,728 points.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai claim maiden national U21 trophy

Hoang Anh Gia Lai were crowned the national U21 football champions for the first time in the club’s history after trouncing Viettel with a resounding score of 3-0 in the final match of the 2017 competition on December 7.

Silver for Vietnam at Singapore badminton

Vietnamese duo Ngo Thanh Thao Ngan and Le Ngoc Van won silver a silver medal in the girls’ U13 doubles in the Singapore Youth International Series 2017 badminton tournament, which ended in Singapore on December 3.

Tu Lu – the traditional folk game of Mong ethnic people.

(HBO) - Participating in Tu Lu competition at the 10th National Ethnic Sports Competition, Area I in 2017, Hoa Binh delegation had 4 athletes competing individually and in pairs.

Vietnamese taekwondo artist wins bronze at world-class tournament

Vietnamese martial artist, Truong Thi Kim Tuyen, brought home a bronze medal in the final stage of the Taekwondo Grand Prix 2017 after defeating her Turkish opponent with a score of 27-17 in the third-place match on Sunday.

Hoa Binh city organizes the 6th Sports and Physical Training Competition in 2017

(HBO) On December 1st, at the provincial stadium, the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh City organized the 6th Sports and Physical Training Competitions in 2017. It was attended by Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, The Chief Organizer of the provincial Sport and Physical Training Competitions.

The 5th Sports and Physical Training Competitions of Ky Son District in 2017.

HBO) Ky Son People’s Committee organized the opening ceremony of the 5th Sport and Physical Training Competition of Ky Son district in 2017. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, the Party Member, Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, The Chief Organizer of the provincial Sport and Physical Training Competitions; leaders of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; leaders of the district Party, Ky Son People’s Committee; Culture Boards from other districts, the city and a lot of local people in the district.

Trinh Van Vinh earns Vietnam’s fourth gold at world championships

Vietnam continued to receive good news from the ongoing IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2017 in Anaheim, the United States, as Trinh Van Vinh brought home the fourth gold medal for the country in the men’s 62kg category, early this morning.

Yen Thuy organizes successfully the 7th Sports and Physical Training Competition of Yen Thuy District in 2017

(HBO) - On November 26th, at Yen Thuy District Stadium, Yen Thuy People’s Committee organized the 7th Sports and Physical Training Competition of Yen Thuy District in 2017. It welcomed the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, the chief organizer of the provincial Sports and Physical Training Competition, together with some leaders of the departments and boards of the province, other districts and city.

Vietnamese boxer qualifies for 2018 Youth Olympics

Female Vietnamese boxer, Do Hong Ngoc, has booked her place in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, scheduled to take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after settling for a silver medal at the AIBA Women’s World Youth Boxing Championships 2017 in Guwahati, India, on November 26.

Volleyball Competition of Kim Boi District Elderly People Association.

(HBO) - At the district gymnasium, The Elderly People Association of Kim Boi District organized the 5th volleyball competition of 2017.

Young athletes well perform in Luong Son district’s running tournament

(HBO) – Luong Son district in the northern province of Hoa Binh recently organized the 24th traditional cross-country running competition 2017 with the participation of nearly 180 athletes from 24 teams of the district’s communes, towns and high schools. Cu Yen commune earned the team’s first prize thanks to its athletes’ efforts.

Vietnam football team drop to world No 125

Vietnam’s national men’s football team dropped four spots to 125th place in the latest FIFA rankings.

Athletes to compete at Hanoi Open table tennis

The fifth Table Tennis Club Tournament Hanoi Open, the Ha Noi Moi Newspaper Cup, will return after a gap of one year.

APGS golf summit opens in central Da Nang city

The Asian Pacific Golf Summit (APGS) began on November 15 with the participation of many leading golf operators, speakers, and managers of world golf groups in central Da Nang city. Among the attendees were Bob Parsons, chairman and founder of Parsons Xtreme Golf, Zach Shor, chief operating officer of Topgolf International and Adam Harris, an app developer, and Andrew Wood, CEO of Legendary Marketing.