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Lao Teams Shine at Jaifa King’s Cup with U8 Championship Win

The Lao youth football team, with three groups of players from the WIG NAGA club, competed in the 2024 Jaifa King’s Cup in Lopburi, Thailand, on 5 December.  The tournament saw teams from ten countries, including Laos, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea.  The highlight for Laos was a championship win in...

Lao Bodybuilders Shine at World Championship, Claim Two Gold Medals

Two Lao bodybuilders, Chintana Khambounheuang and Khamla Samavong, each won a gold medal at...

Lao Judo Championship Unites Lao, Thai Teams in Vientiane

The 13th Lao Judo Championship drew a large audience in Vientiane last weekend, as...

Lao Students Head to Japan for Sports, Sustainability Exchange

A delegation of nine Lao high school students and one supervisor are headed to...

European Union Green Diplomacy Weeks 2024 Launches with Run, Eco Events in ASEAN

The European Union (EU) launched the EU-ASEAN Green Diplomacy Weeks 2024 on 27 October...

Laos to Send Kickboxing Athletes to Participate in Kun Khmer

The Muay Lao National Federation will send kickboxing athletes to participate in the SEA Games 2023 despite the disputed renaming of the kickboxing sport...

Thai Cave Rescue Survivor Passes Away in England After Accident

Duangpeth "Dom" Promthep, one of the 12 “Wild Boars” rescued from Tham Luang Cave in Thailand almost five years ago, passed away from an...

Tigerhead Supports Societal Needs by Championing Sports Event

The Lao Brewery Company extended its support to the Oudomxay Half Marathon, which attracted hundreds of runners from across the country, a development that...

New Vientiane Skatepark to Offer Free, Public Space to Build Skills, Camaraderie

The Laotian Times interviews the organizers of Vientiane Skate Park, which will open to the public with a celebration on Sunday, February 5.  On a...

FIFA Elects First Laotian as Its Council Member

Secretary of the Lao National Football Federation, Ms. Kanya Keomany, was elected as the first Lao member of the Federation Internationale de Football Association...

Laos-Japan Martial Arts Demonstration Returns After Two Years

The 20th Japanese martial arts demonstration was held by the Embassy of Japan on Saturday at the Lao–Japan Budo Center in Vientiane Capital. This year...