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== Sports ==
[[File:My Dinh National Stadium - 31st SEA Games Men's Football Final.jpg|alt=|thumb|241x241px|[[Mỹ Đình National Stadium]]]]
There are several gymnasiums and stadiums throughout the city of Hanoi. The most approved ones are [[Mỹ Đình National Stadium]] (Lê Đức Thọ Boulevard), [[Quần Ngựa Sports Palace]] (Văn Cao Avenue), [[Hanoi Aquatics Sports Complex]] and [[Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium]]. The others include [[Hàng Đẫy Stadium]], [[Hà Đông Stadium]] or [[Thanh Trì Stadium]]. [[2009 Asian Indoor Games|The third Asian Indoor Games]] were held in Hanoi in 2009. The others are [[Hai Bà Trưng Gymnasium]], [[Trịnh Hoài Đức Gymnasium]], [[Vạn Bảo Sports Complex]]. Some of these venues held events at the [[2003 SEA Games|2003]] and [[2021 SEA Games]], both hosted in Hanoi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chi tiết địa điểm tổ chức các môn thi đấu SEA Games 2021 tại Việt Nam |url=https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/chi-tiet-dia-diem-to-chuc-cac-mon-thi-dau-sea-games-2021-tai-viet-nam-20210326200624727.htm |publisher=Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism |access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref>

On 6 November 2018, it was announced that in 2020, Hanoi would become the host of the first FIA [[Formula 1]] [[Vietnamese Grand Prix]] on a street circuit on the outskirts of the city.  The race was initially postponed and later cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam|COVID-19 pandemic]] and the inaugural edition of the event postponed to {{F1|2021}}.<ref name="cancelled">{{cite web |title=Cancellation of the 2020 Vinfast Vietnam Grand Prix |url=https://www.f1vietnamgp.com/news/f1-vietnam-grand-prix/cancellation-of-the-2020-f1-vietnam-p260 |publisher=[[Vietnam Grand Prix]] |access-date=16 October 2020 |date=16 October 2020 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204204803/https://www.f1vietnamgp.com/news/f1-vietnam-grand-prix/cancellation-of-the-2020-f1-vietnam-p260 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Grand Prix was removed from the 2021 calendar because of the arrest of Hanoi People's Committee Chairman [[Nguyễn Đức Chung]] on corruption charges unrelated to the Grand Prix. As a result, the race was permanently cancelled.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-09 |title=Formula 1 calendar: Vietnamese Grand Prix dropped from 2021 F1 schedule |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/54879815 |access-date=2025-03-24 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> Hanoi has two basketball teams that compete in the [[Vietnam Basketball Association]] (VBA), the [[Hanoi Buffaloes]] and [[Thang Long Warriors]]. The city also has three professional football clubs participating in [[V.League 1]], including [[Hanoi FC]], [[Hanoi Police FC|Hanoi Police]] and [[The Cong-Viettel FC|The Cong-Viettel]].