The Vietnamese delegation's day of competition begins at 4:30 AM, Hanoi time, with women's individual golf. Le Nguyen Minh Anh and Nguyen Khanh Linh both enter the second round.

At 7:00 AM, Vietnam's sepak takraw team faces India in the men's quadrant preliminary round. Simultaneously, three jujitsu martial artists – Can Van Thang in the 62 kg category, and Dang Dinh Tung and Le Trong Hoang in the 69 kg category – enter their qualifying rounds or semifinals.

Vietnamese sepak takraw athletes during their match against Thailand in the women's quadrant group stage at ASIAD 2026, held at Paloma Mizuho Arena in Nagoya city, Japan on the morning of 30/9. *Photo: Quy Luong*.

Also at 7:00 AM, Chau Ngoc Tuyet Sang competes in women's individual Poomsae taekwondo. This marks the first day of competition for the martial art of Korean origin. At the same time, Vietnam's esports team faces Chinese Taipei in the League of Legends semifinals.

Shooting begins at 7:40 AM with the men's 25m rapid fire pistol qualification. Pham Quang Huy, Ha Minh Thanh, and Vu Tien Nam will compete. The final for this event takes place at 1:30 PM.

At 8:30 AM, Nguyen Dinh Huy and Nguyen Cong Manh will compete respectively in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling 60 kg and 77 kg categories, in the knockout rounds.

Men's golf begins at 8:40 AM with Nguyen Anh Minh, Le Khanh Hung, and Nguyen Tuan Anh competing in the second round. This is the second day of competition for both men's and women's individual events.

At 9:30 AM, Nguyen Xuan Thanh competes in men's individual Poomsae taekwondo. Following this, two women's jujitsu martial artists, Vuong Tran Hoai Thuong and Phung Thi Hue, will both compete in the 48 kg category from 10:15 AM, in their qualifying rounds or semifinals.

Archery has a packed schedule in the afternoon. At 11:34 AM, Dang Cong Duc and Ha Quoc compete in the men's compound bow quarterfinals. If they advance from this round, the athletes will continue to the semifinals at 12:25 PM, the bronze medal match at 12:44 PM, and the final at 1:01 PM.

Vietnam's women's sepak takraw team faces the Philippines in the women's quadrant preliminary round at 12:00 PM. Tran Thi Vui's team is the reigning champion in this event.

At 2:00 PM, Vietnam's men's indoor volleyball team meets Uzbekistan in the 9th-16th place classification group. This means the team is no longer in contention for a medal in this event.

Vietnam's schedule on 1/10. *Graphic: Xuan Binh (AI-assisted)*.

Yesterday, 30/9, Vietnam also competed in various sports in Aichi-Nagoya. Nguyen Thi Tam defeated Alua Balkibekova 5-0 in the women's 51 kg boxing semifinals, reaching the ASIAD final for the first time and securing at least a silver medal. Vietnamese athletes also continued to compete in sepak takraw, judo, wrestling, taekwondo, archery, and other events.

Vietnam has won 21 medals at ASIAD 2026, ranking 20th in the overall medal tally with two gold, one silver, and 18 bronze medals. China leads with 151 gold, 67 silver, and 59 bronze medals, far ahead of other delegations. Japan is second with 50 gold, 77 silver, and 73 bronze medals.

Xuan Binh