The Southeast Asian Games champion will meet with most of the world's best fencers, including No 1 Oh Sanguk from the Republic of Korea, No 2 Max Hartung of Germany and No 3 Luca Curatoli of Italy among a total of 214 competitors.

Vietnamese fencer Vu Thanh An.

Athletes will take part in the knock-out format competition with the draw held on February 20.

An is currently world No 48. He is seeking points to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics this summer.

Women’s team lose to RoK in Olympics qualifiers

The Vietnamese women’s football team lost 0-3 to their Korean rivals in Group A’s final match of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 qualifiers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 9.

Women’s team advance to Tokyo Olympics play-off round

The Vietnamese women’s football team won a ticket to the play-off round of the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 after beating Myanmar 1-0 in Group A of the third qualifying round in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 6.

VN ready to face Myanmar in Tokyo 2020 Olympics’ qualification

The Vietnamese women’s football team are ready to face Myanmar at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020’s third qualifying round in the Republic of Korea on February 6.

Vietnamese wrestlers target Tokyo Olympics spots

Vietnamese athletes will take part in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi, India, from February 18-23.

Vietnamese women’s team depart for round three of 2020 Olympic qualifiers

After more than a month of domestic training, the Vietnamese women’s football team headed to Jeju, Republic of Korea, on January 30 to participate in the third qualification round for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Source: VNA