SEA Games:
Goodbye Korat, welcome to Vientiane in 2009

Nhan Dan Online - The 24^th SEA games has closed following a grand closing ceremony held at the Main Stadium in Nakhon Ratchasima. The festival has left deep impressions among the participating delegations concerning their significant achievements and the great efforts of the hosts.

SEA Games 24:
Vietnam rank third with 64 golds

Nhan Dan Online - The last day of competition at the 24^th SEA Games ended with third position for Vietnam marked by 204 medals including 64 golds, 58 silvers and 82 bronzes.

 25^th SEA Games to feature 25 sports

Nhan Dan Online - Officials from the Lao National Olympic Committee told a press conference on December 14 that Laos is ready to host the 25^th SEA Games in Vientiane on  December 13-22 in 2009.

Vietnam bag 64 gold medals, Malaysia come closer
* Two silvers for volleyball teams

Nhan Dan Online - Vietnamese athletes have won 64 golds and continue to rank second in the medal tally of the 24^th SEA Games which will close tomorrow.

SEA Games:
Vietnam win 64 gold medals

Nhan Dan Online - Vietnam has won four more golds in canoeing and karate categories at the on-going SEA Games, increasing the total medals to 191 including 63 golds, therefore maintaining second position in the rankings.

Nhan Dan Online - The Vietnamese women's team today had to accept the second position after losing 2-0 to the hosts, failing to defend their championship title.

Nhan Dan Online - The karate team this morning continued its success, bringing home two more gold medals after the victorious performances of Nguyen Ngoc Thanh and Nguyen Thi Hai Yen.

Nhan Dan Online - Alfred Riedl, Austrian coach of Vietnam's national U-23 team has resigned, four months ahead of his contract, following his failing to take the team to the final.

Nhan Dan Online – Vietnamese competitors on December 12 had successful performances as they earned a rain of gold medals, 11, thus firmly maintaining the second place in the medal tally of the on-going 24^th SEA Games in Thailand.

SEA Games 24:
Vietnam advance with five more golds

Nhan Dan Online - This morning witnessed a further step forward for the Vietnamese competitors as they won five more golds to consolidate second place on the sixth day of the on-going  24^th SEA Games  in Thailand.

SEA Games 24
Vietnam continues ranking second

Nhan Dan Online - The Vietnamese athletes today won five more golds, raising the total golds to 46 and maintaining the second place in the medal tally at the on-going  24^th SEA Games  in Thailand.

Football:
Vietnam fail to reach final

Nhan Dan Online - The Vietnam under-23 team today missed the opportunity to enter the final match after losing 3-1 in the penalty shootout with Myanmar in the first semi-final at the 24th SEA Games.

SEA Games
Vietnam win 12 gold medals, remaining on second place

SEA Games
Late winner sends champions to final

SEA Games
Vietnam remains second at SEA Games

Vietnam continued ranking second on December 9 with 30 gold medals at the on-going Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 24) in Thailand.

SEA Games opens in Thailand

The 24^th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) officially opened in Nakhon Ratchasima, also commonly known as Khorat, Thailand, on December 6.

SEA Games
Two bronze medals added

Nhan Dan Online - Vietnam added two bronze medals at the 24^th SEA Games in Thailand on December 6.

Women’s team in final of hoop takraw

Nhan Dan Online – The Vietnam women’s hoop takraw team will compete for gold medal with hosts Thailand in the final on December 6 at the 24th SEA Games in Thailand.

Second sports festival for disabled students opens

The second national sports festival for disabled students kicked off in the central province of Quang Tri on December 5, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

SEA Games to kick off on December 6

 About 7,000 athletes from 11 countries of the Southeast Asian region will get together on December 6 for the opening ceremony of the 24th SEA Games, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

SEA Games
Vietnamese sports should take the opportunity

Nhan Dan – The 24^th SEA Games, due to take place in Thailand from December 6-15, 2007, can be considered to be the biggest sport event in half a century in Southeast Asia. The SEA Games is always the event of friendship and solidarity among the people in the region, apart from being a competition of sportsmanship and nobility.

SEA Games
Men’s team win two first matches

Nhan Dan Online – The Vietnamese men’s table tennis team, with Tran Tuan Quynh, Doan Kien Quoc and Nguyen Nam Hai made a good start at the 24th SEA Games as they won the first two matches on December 3.

SEA Games
Vietnamese sports should take the opportunity

Nhan Dan – The 24^th SEA Games, due to take place in Thailand from December 6-15, 2007, can be considered to be the biggest sport event in half a century in Southeast Asia. The SEA Games is always the event of friendship and solidarity among the people in the region, apart from being a competition of sportsmanship and nobility.

Marathon
Runner races to keep Vietnam atop region

Nghiem Xuan Chung retained Vietnam’s lead in the Southeast Asian region on the Greatest Race on Earth (GROE) ranking after finishing the Singapore race with a time of 2 hours 47 minutes 25 seconds in his debut race on December 2.

Weightlifting
Gold medal at world championship for the disabled

Vietnamese weight-lifters won one gold and two silver medals at the world weightlifting championship for the disabled in Malaysia, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

SEA Games
Men’s team win two first matches

Nhan Dan Online – The Vietnamese men’s table tennis team, with Tran Tuan Quynh, Doan Kien Quoc and Nguyen Nam Hai made a good start at the 24th SEA Games as they won the first two matches on December 3.

SEA Games
Defending mistakes cost under-23s' defeat

Nhan Dan Online - Two goals by Phan Thanh Binh and skipper Le Cong Vinh in the second half failed to save the Vietnam under-23 team from a 3-2 defeat to Singapore in their second game at the 24th SEA Games.

SEA Games
Good start as under-23s beat Malaysia 3-1

Nhan Dan Online - A brace by skipper Le Cong Vinh and a goal by substitute Vo Duy Nam helped the Vietnam under-23 team make a good start at the 24th SEA Games as they beat Malaysia 3-1.

Taekwondo
Hoai Thu wins third place in Beijing

Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu won the third place for Vietnamese taekwondo in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, reported the Ho Chi Minh Sports newspaper.

SEA Games
One silver and one bronze medal added

Nhan Dan Online - Vietnam's shooting gold drought continued on the fourth day of competition at the 24th SEA Games, November 30, as Vietnamese marksmen only won one silver and one bronze medal.

SEA Games
Women’s team arrive in Thailand

The Vietnam women's football team joined the SEA Games village on November 30, reported the Ho Chi Minh City Sports newspaper.

SEA Games
Kinh Do Company sponsors women's team

The Kinh Do Joint stock Company sponsored the women's football team with VND 1 billion as the company and the Vietnam Football Federation signed a contract in Ho Chi Minh City.

SEA Games
Under-23 team start training in Thailand

The Vietnam under-23 team had two training days in Thailand in preparation for their opening game against Malaysia on December 1.

SEA Games
Two silver and three bronze medals added

Nhan Dan Online - Vietnamese marksmen failed to improve their achievements on the third day of competition, November 29, as they added two silver and three bronze medals at the 24th SEA Games.

SEA Games
Quoc Cuong falls short as Vietnam add three bronzes

Nhan Dan Online - Out-of-sort Tran Quoc Cuong fell short in the men's 10 metre air pistol, as Vietnam failed to continue their triumph in shooting at the 24th SEA Games in Thailand.

SEA Games
Athletes given departure ceremony

Vietnam’s national athletes gathered at the Friendship Culture Palace on November 27 for a departure ceremony as they depart for the 24 th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand.

SEA Games
Vietnam tops medal tally

Nhan Dan Online – Vietnam are currently leaders in the medal tally of the 24^th SEA Games in Thailand, winning three gold medals in the first day of competition for shooting.

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Two first gold medals

Vietnam won two gold medals on the first day of competition in shooting at the 24th SEA Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, reported the website of the Vietnam Committee for Physical Education and Sports.

Football
Under-23 squad finalised for SEA Games 

Nhan Dan Online – A list of 20 under-23 players has been finalised for the forthcoming 24th SEA Games in Thailand. Accordingly, under-21 starlets Nguyen Quang Hai and Tu Huu Phuoc have been removed.

SEA Games
Vietnam targets 65 gold medals

Vietnam is capable of snatching between 60-65 gold medals at the forthcoming 24th SEA Games, affirmed Vice President and General Secretary of Vietnam Olympic Committee Hoang Vinh Giang.

SEA Games
Four Vietnamese referees called up

Nhan Dan Online – Vietnam will have four referees at the forthcoming 24th SEA Games in Thailand next month.

SEA Games
252 pressmen register to cover the news

As many as 252 Vietnamese pressmen have registered to cover the Vietnamese delegation’s activities at the 24^th SEA Games scheduled in Thailand early next month.

SEA Games
U-23s to be awarded US $100,000 for SEA Game gold

The Vietnam under-23 football team will receive a cash bonus of US $100,000 from the Nguyen Kim Trading Joint Stock Company if they win the gold medal at the SEA Games in Thailand late this year.

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Female fencers eye two gold medals

Vietnamese female fencers have set to win two gold medals at the forthcoming 24^th SEA Games in Thailand in December as they did at the 23^rd SEA Games.