Việt Nam topped the Southeast Asian Karate Championships, which closed in the Philippines on March 19.

Vietnamese athletes did not earn a ticket to the Olympic Games, although they completed better than expected and reached the top 10 at the Asian 20km Race Walking Championship in Nomi, Japan, on March 19.

The Vietnamese women won all five of their matches so far to win the tournament with a game to spare.

A 12-member athletics team will represent the country at the event, which will serve as a warm-up for the upcoming SEA Games 32 to be held in Cambodia in May.

The traditional Filipino martial arts team, consisting of 23 members, is set to compete in a total of 12 events, which includes eight combat events and four performance-based competitions.

Despite winning their first two games, the Young Warriors' loss meant an early exit for Hoàng Anh Tuấn's men, who lacked just one goal to progress.