Kuwait, April 22, 2019: The President of the Olympic Council of Asia, H.E. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, has expressed his shock and grief at the devastating loss of life in the series of bomb attacks to hit Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

15-year-old Vietnamese weightlifter, Do Tu Tung, made a strong start at the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships, which opened in Las Vegas, USA, on March 8 (local times), bringing home three gold medals and setting three youth world records in the men's 49kg division.

On 22^nd February 2019, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism held a meeting with leaders of Vietnam Sport Administration to discuss the preparation for Vietnam Sport Contingent to participate the 30^th SEA Games in the Philippines in November 2019, as well as the preparation for the organisation of the 31^st SEA Games to be held in Vietnam in late 2021.

Vietnam won six gold medals at the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation World Cup in Fuzhou, China over the weekend.

Vietnam advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing football tourney AFC Asian Cup 2019 with pride after a breath-taking shootout with Jordan in the evening of January 20 in the United Arab Emirates.

Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who won a gold medal for Vietnam at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia in August, has overcame other rivals to become the most outstanding athlete of Vietnam in 2018.