These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.

The matches against Australia and hosts Mongolia in the group stage of the Asian Football Confederation U16 Championship qualification are important for Vietnam, Coach Vu Hong Viet said.

The national futsal team will come together in early October for the Southeast Asian championship, the Vietnam Football Federation said.

Vietnam beat Thailand 1-0 in the opening match of the U19 KBZ Bank Cup 2016 at Mandalar Thiri Stadium in Mandalay, Myanmar, on August 22.