Chau Tuyet Van, Nguyen Thi Le Kim, Nguyen Thien Phung, Le Thanh Trung and Hua Van Huy claimed the only gold medal for Vietnam in the team creative poomsae (demonstration) event, attaining the highest score of 7.900.

The Vietnam creative poomsae team strike gold in Rome, Italy.

Such a positive result was a good sign for Vietnamese taekwondo en route to the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines, where the creative poomsae category will make its debut.

In the men’s individual poomsae discipline, Nguyen Dinh Khoi scored 7.700 points to clinch the silver medal, behind Lin Yu-han of Chinese Taipei.

On the final day of competition, Truong Thi Kim Tuyen managed to bring home a combat bronze medal for Vietnam after losing 3-13 to an opponent from the Republic of Korea.

The tournament, which took place from June 7 to 9, brought together many of the world’s leading taekwondo fighters from around the world. It offered a chance for Vietnamese athletes to accumulate more points in their hunt for a spot at the 2020 Olympics.

Vietnamese weightlifters win gold at world championship

Vietnamese weightlifters won three gold medals at the on-going International Weightlifting Federation World Junior Championships in Suva, Fiji.

12 gold medals awarded at ASEAN Music Festival 2019

A total of 12 gold and 19 silver medals were presented to most outstanding performances of the ASEAN Music Festival 2019, which wrapped up in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 31

Tam Coc shimmers in silver and gold

The Tam Coc area glistens in silver and gold as rice fields ripen along both sides of Ngo Dong River in northern Vietnam.

Nguyen Thi Oanh wins two golds at Taiwan Athetics Open

(BGO) – The Bac Giang born athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh and 5 members of Vietnamese track and field team have participated in Taiwan Athetics  Open Championships 2019 (China).

Vietnam grabs three gold medals at Thailand Open Track and Field Championships

Vietnam has won three gold medals after the first three days of the 2019 Thailand Open Track and Field Championships, which is taking place at Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok from May 18 to 21.

Source: NDO