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.

VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup will be held in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai from August 19-26, after three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Young teams at the Sports Training and Competition Centre of Son La province have always received intensive training. Many athletes have recorded high achievements in big tournaments, bringing glory to the province.

Despite not being able to secure any point against the Portuguese women's national team in the second match of Group E at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, coach Mai Duc Chung's team still received praise from the international media for their relentless fighting spirit.

Responding to the campaign "All people take exercises following the example of great Uncle Ho", the sports movement of Muong La district, Son La province is developing throughout residential areas, agencies and schools, attracting a large number of participants.

Vietnam’s U22s won a 3-1 victory against Singapore in their second match in Group B at the 32nd SEA Games men's football tournament.

The Vietnamese Sports Delegation is attending the 32nd SEA Games with 1,003 members, including 702 athletes competing in 31 sports. They target to win between 90-120 gold medals, for a place in the top three finish.

In a mood to party, the crowd which poured into the 60,000-seat Morodok Techo National Stadium were treated to a spectacle as the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games were officially declared open in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Friday (May 5).

Vietnam’s U17 football players are taking high-intensify training at PVF Football Centre under the Ministry of Public Security under the instruction of coach Hoang Anh Tuan to have their best performance at the final round of the 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup.

Son La students won eight gold, six silver and four bronze medals to claim the second place in the medal tally of the first National Student Taekwondo Championship held from April 1-4 in the central province of Thua Thien Hue. The championship was jointly organised by the Vietnam Taekwondo Federation, the Vietnam Student Sports Association, the Vietnam University and Professional Sports Association, and the Department of Culture and Sports of Thua Thien-Hue province.

Sports movement in Son La province has thrived in recent years, reflected through the strong development of mass sports and positive achievements of high-performance sports.

Son La province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Department of Education and Training organised the closing ceremony of the 14th Son La Traditional Student Athletics Competition on April 1.