Vietnamese athletes secured 18 gold and eight silver medals. Algeria finished second with nine gold, seven silver, and six bronze medals, while Cambodia ranked third with five gold, four silver, and nine bronze medals.

Vietnam tops 7th World Vovinam Championship.

The championships attracted the participation of more than 650 athletes from 35 countries and territories, who vied for 44 sets of medals in both performance and combat events.

Vovinam was founded by late master Nguyen Loc in 1938 in Hanoi. It has been preserved, promoted and developed strongly by generations of martial art masters.

Vovinam is practised by more than 2.5 million martial artists from about 70 countries and territories.

Vovinam is expected to have athletes in all 63 cities and provinces throughout Vietnam. The martial arts will be introduced and pushed in schools.

Lai Chau hosts second Open Putaleng Long Distance Paragliding Tournament

The second Open Putaleng Long Distance Paragliding Tournament 2023 kicked off in Tam Duong district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on November 24.

Vietnamese badminton player loses China Masters quarterfinal

Vietnam’s number one female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh ended her run at the 2023 China Masters after losing to South Korea’s Kim Ga-eun in the quarterfinals.

2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup: Vietnam in same group with Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Malaysia

Vietnam will share the same Group D with Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Malaysia, according to the result of a draw conducted by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on November 23 for 16 teams in the 2024 AFC U23 Asian Cup finals slated for April 15-May 3.

Bac Giang’s fighter wins gold at the World Wushu Championships

BAC GIANG- At 3 am on November 21 (Vietnam time), Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy (from Bac Giang province) won a gold medal for Vietnam in 60kg category at the 2023 World Wushu Championships in the US.

2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier: Vietnam lose 0-1 to Iraq in injury time

Vietnam lost 0-1 to Iraq at the dying minutes in a Group F match of the second qualification round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on November 21 evening.

Source: NDO