• Vietnamese chess star in world’s top 50
  Vietnamese chess star in world’s top 50
  

  

  In the World Chess Federation (FIDE)’s ranking on March 1, Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem increased his Elo from 2,647 to 2,689 and now ranks in the top 50.
  11/03
• National Volleyball Championships to open soon
  National Volleyball Championships to open soon
  

  

  The Volleyball Federation of Vietnam announced that the 2010 PV Oil National Volleyball Championships will open on March 14.
  09/03
• BTV-Cup cycle tourney opens in Binh Duong
  BTV-Cup cycle tourney opens in Binh Duong
  

  

  Eighty-two domestic and foreign cyclists are competing in the 6th international Binh Duong Television (BTV) -Cup cycle tournament in Dong Ha city, central Quang Tri province from March 9-18.
  09/03
• Martial artist wins berth in Youth Olympics
  Martial artist wins berth in Youth Olympics
  

  Vietnamese taekwondo martial artist Nguyen Thanh Thao won a ticket to the first Youth Olympics Games by finishing third at the third at the World Teakwondo Federation (WTF) qualification at Tijuana, Mexico.
  08/03
• Badminton star placed 7th in world’s rankings
  Badminton star placed 7th in world’s rankings
  

  

  Vietnam’s top badminton player, Nguyen Tien Minh, jumped 2 places to No.7 in the 9th week of the 2010 world rankings, according to the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
  06/03

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• Congress of Sports Association for Disabled begins
  Congress of Sports Association for Disabled begins
  

  The 3rd National Congress of the Vietnam Sports Association for the Disabled was held in Hanoi on May 12. The congress elected a 23-member executive committee, with Lieutenant-General Nguyen The Bon as Chairman, and Vu The Phiet as Vice Chairman-cum-General Secretary.
  12/05