Vietnam has taken the lead in Asia in terms of pickleball development, heard a meeting between Vietnam’s Sports Administration Director Dang Ha Viet and the Asian Pickleball Federation (APF)'s President Hogan Lai in Hanoi on September 4 to discuss the development of the sport in the country.

Vietnamese athletes are taking part in various tournaments in efforts to seek more tickets to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics that will take place from July 26 to August 11, according to the Sports Authority of Vietnam (SAV).

Vice President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Nellie Kim has finished a training course for Vietnamese coaches, gymnasts and referees in Hanoi.

Vietnamese sports has won 20 places in 10 sports to the 2016 Summer Olympics that will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5-21.

Weightlifting is the sport where Vietnam hopes to win a medal at the coming Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung has won a bronze medal in the parallel bars event at the ninth Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup that ended in Doha, Qatar.