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Vietnam's top swimmer retires from int'l duties

Vietnam's top swimmer retires from int'l duties

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien's request for retirement has been approved, which means she may not compete in SEA Games 31 next year.
Athletes resume training after Covid-19 restrictions loosened

Athletes resume training after Covid-19 restrictions loosened

A decorated decade for Vietnam’s number one swimmer

A decorated decade for Vietnam’s number one swimmer

Taekwondo athlete secures Vietnam another Tokyo Olympic slot

Taekwondo athlete secures Vietnam another Tokyo Olympic slot

Taekwondo star Truong Thi Kim Tuyen has become the ninth Vietnamese to book a berth to the Tokyo Olympics this summer after entering the finals of the qualifiers.
May 21, 2021 | 06:27 pm PT
Hanoi forward voted Vietnam's athlete of the year

Hanoi forward voted Vietnam's athlete of the year

Hanoi forward Nguyen Van Quyet has won Vietnam's Athlete of the Year award for 2020.
January 25, 2021 | 01:27 am PT
Foreign runners electrified ahead of Hanoi midnight marathon

Foreign runners electrified ahead of Hanoi midnight marathon

Hours before VnExpress Marathon (VM) Hanoi Midnight, excited foreign participants are full of expectations for the special event.
November 28, 2020 | 05:14 am PT
Record breaking athlete catches critics flat-footed

Record breaking athlete catches critics flat-footed

Ngan Ngoc Nghia, a pro runner, has overcome physical disadvantage to break the national record not once but twice.
November 21, 2020 | 01:16 am PT
Runner breaks long-time record at National Athletics Championship

Runner breaks long-time record at National Athletics Championship

Nguyen Thi Oanh won the 10,000 m category and broke a record established 17 years ago at the National Athletics Championship on Friday.
November 14, 2020 | 12:56 am PT
Vietnamese women athletes strain to train in tough conditions

Vietnamese women athletes strain to train in tough conditions

They have to make do with basic facilities and deal with sweltering heat, but female athletes in Thai Nguyen give it their all.
June 14, 2020 | 05:07 am PT
Ancient eye-popping martial art gains popularity in modern Vietnam

Ancient eye-popping martial art gains popularity in modern Vietnam

In a sunny temple courtyard in Vietnam, Le Van Thang pushes an iron rod hard against his eye socket and tries to make it bend.
June 13, 2020 | 09:00 pm PT
'Muscle Barbie' disdains female beauty stereotypes

'Muscle Barbie' disdains female beauty stereotypes

Tran Thi Ny, a woman bodybuilder, has earned the nickname ‘Muscle Barbie’ for obvious reasons.
May 25, 2020 | 10:58 pm PT
Traceurs, freerunners defy law of urban jungle

Traceurs, freerunners defy law of urban jungle

Hanoi youth are finding creative expression in the disciplines of parkour and freerunning, cultivating both brain and brawn.
May 21, 2020 | 01:00 am PT
Japanese club want to extend loan contract for Vietnam volleyball star

Japanese club want to extend loan contract for Vietnam volleyball star

Japanese volleyball club Denso Airybees want to extend the loan contract for Vietnamese national captain Tran Thi Thanh Thuy.
April 22, 2020 | 09:01 pm PT
Vietnamese boxer defends WBA Asia East title

Vietnamese boxer defends WBA Asia East title

Truong Dinh Hoang has successfully defended his Asia East Super Middleweight belt after knocking out Thailand's Yuttanna Wongda in the second round.
February 16, 2020 | 10:50 pm PT
Vietnam's ultra-distance dynamo's Greek feat

Vietnam's ultra-distance dynamo's Greek feat

Vietnam's famous ultra-distance runner Tran Duy Quang recently ran the 246.8 kilometers Spartathlon in Greece in 31 hours.
October 22, 2019 | 12:15 am PT
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