Vietnam welcomed more than 3.36 million foreign visitors in 2022, which is 23.3 times higher than in 2021 but down by 79.9% compared to the figure in 2019, prior to COVID-19.
Vu Phuong Thanh has become the first Vietnamese to win Swiss Ultra Deca Continuous Triathlon World Championship - the toughest triathlon competition in the world.
For over half a century, the SEA Games have enthralled sports fans and helped promote solidarity and friendship among countries in the region.
Vietnam sends a 1,341-strong delegation to the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) with 1,341 members, of whom about 950 are athletes, together with coaches, doctors and experts.
Let’s take a look at the achievements of the host country at this largest sports event in Southeast Asia.
The 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games features 40 sports across 523 events and counts on the participation of 5,100 athletes from 11 different nations.
List of venues for sport competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).
Vietnam's athletes are ready to compete at the coming 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and will bring home the best results.
The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) will take place from May 12 to 23 in Hanoi and 11 other localities across Vietnam, marking the second time the country has hosted the regional sporting event.
The Organising Committee of SEA Games 31 said the designs of medals to be awarded during the SEA Games 31 have been completed, and the manufacture of the medals has begun.
The organizing board for the national outstanding coaches and athletes election in 2021 officially announced the list of Vietnam sport’s ten outstanding athletes in 2021.
Seven Vietnamese athletes compete at Paralympic Tokyo 2020.
Vietnam sends 18 athletes to 2020 Tokyo Olympics to compete in shooting, weightlifting, badminton, swimming, etc.
Vietnam have made history as they advanced to the third round of the World Cup qualifiers for the first time ever, after a five-goal thriller against the hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 15 (local time).
Coach Park Hang-seo has named 29 players for the upcoming qualifiers in the Asian region for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in June.
Saola has been officially selected as mascot of SEA Games and ASEAN PARA Games 11 to be held in Hanoi in 2021; while a logo symbolising a flying bird and V-shaped hand has been chosen to be the official logo for the events.
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