A boat race and other activities to welcome the Year of the Dragon 2024 were held in Ta Bu commune, Muong La district, Son La province on January 19-20.

In 2023, the provincial culture, sports and tourism sector coordinated with relevant units to organise a total of 14 provincial-level mass sports tournaments, attracting 160 delegations from departments, agencies, localities, and educational institutions throughout Son La. 

Players from Son La province won two bronze medals at the Badminton Asia Senior Open 2023, which took place from December 12-17 in the central city of Da Nang.

Athletes from Son La province won three gold and one bronze medals at the national outstanding taekwondo athlete championship for the first VTF President's Cup, which took place from December 4-6 in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Education and Training jointly kicked off the Son La Youth and Children's Football Tournament 2023 on November 28.

The international mass dance and youth dance group festival 2023 was held at November 25-26 at the children's centre of Son La province, attracting 11 teams with nearly 200 contestants from clubs and dance groups in the province.

Within the framework of the Phu Yen district Culture and Tourism Festival 2023 themed “Robust Flavour of Phu Hoa", the traditional boat race and folk games opened at Suoi Chieu Lake, Muong Thai commune, Phu Yen district on November 25 morning.

Two athletes from Son La province - Quang Thi Thu Nghia and Ca Thi Minh, brought home two gold medals at the 2023 Asian Pencak Silat Championship.

Thai Son Bac Electrical Equipment Trading Co., Ltd. and OpenLive Group have become main sponsors for the Women’s Football Club of Son La province following a signing ceremony on November 6.

In October, athletes of Son La province competed in various tournaments and brought home four gold, five silver and ten bronze medals. Notably, Taekwondo fighter Bac Thi Khiem won two silver medals in the individual and team events at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD-19) in Hangzhou, China.

On October 1, at Northwest Square, the Son La city People's Committee held the award ceremony of a contest of folk dance and Tai Chi clubs in the city, in response to the International Day of Older Persons (October 1) and the Action Month for the Vietnamese Elderly.

Bac Thi Khiem from Son La province won a bronze medal in Taekwondo at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) in China’s Hangzhou city on September 27.

Vietnam’s mixed gender taekwondo team on September 25 secured a bronze medal in the kyorugi (combat) event at the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Hangzhou, China.

The delegation from Son La province ranked 12th with one gold, one silver and one bronze medals at National Muay Championship 2023, which took place in Thai Nguyen province on September 15-24.

Athletes from Son La province brought home two gold, four silver and nine bronze medals at the 2023 National Club Taekwondo Championship – the Republic of Korea (RoK) Ambassador Cup, which took place in the central city of Da Nang on September 6-13.

Athletes from Son La province have won one gold medal and the titles of grandmaster and level-1 national fighter at the freshly concluded 2023 National Pencak Silat Championship.

On August 19, Son La province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the provincial Labour Confederation, held the closing ceremony of the 10th badminton championship for local public employees and workers in 2023.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the Vietnamese national women's football team for their first-ever participation in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, during a reception for the team in Hanoi on August 15.

Athletes from Son La province won two medals and broke a national record in women’s javelin throw at the National Youth Athletics Championships 2023, according to the provincial Sports Training and Competition Center.

Son La province secured five gold medals at the 2023 national family badminton and table tennis tournament, which was held in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, on August 5-10.