Nearly 19,000 runners, both professional and amateur from Viet Nam and abroad, had registered for the “My Viet Nam 2025” marathon as of early August 17, with the number expected to surpass 20,000 by August 22.

Despite great efforts, the Viet Nam women’s national football team suffered a 1-2 defeat to Australia in the semi-finals of the 2025 ASEAN Women’s Football Championship. This result forced coach Mai Duc Chung and his players to stop short of the final and prepare for the third-place play-off against Thailand.

With the Australian women's team taking second place in Group B, Viet Nam are scheduled to meet Australia in semi-finals of the AFF Women’s Championship 2025 at Lach Tray Stadium in Hai Phong at 8:00 p.m. on August 16.

Twelve teams have been selected for the 2026 AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup final round, with Viet Nam cruising through the qualifiers alongside continental heavyweights.

The coaching board of the Vietnamese women's football team on August 4 officially announced the list of players who will participate in the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Football Championship.

The 34th National Traditional Martial Arts Championship in 2025 officially opened at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square, Pleiku city, Gia Lai province on August 4.

The BaDen Mountain International Marathon 2025 took place in the southern province of Tay Ninh on August 3, attracting more than 6,000 domestic and international runners.

The Vietnamese women’s team are in Group C for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026, after the draw was held in Sydney, Australia on July 29.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 29 evening praised the Viet Nam U23 national football team for their remarkable 1-0 victory over Indonesia in the final of the 2025 AFF U23 Championship, securing their third consecutive regional title.

Vietnamese women's team claimed the championship title in the quadrant event after a comeback 2-1 victory over Thailand at the World Sepak Takraw Championship Thai King’s Cup 2025 on July 27.

On July 26, the Opening Ceremony of the 7th Ho Chi Minh City International Festival of Traditional Vietnamese Martial Arts and the 18th Expanded Ho Chi Minh City Festival of Traditional Vietnamese Martial Arts took place in Ho Chi Minh City.

Viet Nam is set to send a 971-member delegation to the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 33), which will take place in Thailand from December 9 to 31.

U23 Viet Nam made a good start at the 2025 ASEAN U23 Championship with a comfortable 3-0 win over Laos in a match held in Indonesia on July 19.

Viet Nam People’s Police Team II secured a convincing 4-0 victory over Cambodia in the final of the ASEAN Police Football Open 2025 held at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi on July 15.