Highlights of Vietnamese sports in 2023: Joy mixed with sadness
Let’s review the outstanding events of Vietnamese sports in 2023
The Vietnamese sports delegation closed a brilliantly successful Southeast Asian Games – SEA Games 32 by ranking first in the entire delegation with 136 gold medals, 105 silver medals, and 114 bronze medals.
The typical face of Vietnamese sports at this tournament is definitely the new generation athletics star – Nguyen Thi Oanh.
Nguyen Thi Oanh won 4 gold medals at SEA Games 32
This `unprecedented` achievement was recognized by the Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Training, Dang Ha Viet, who submitted a petition to management to propose awarding the second-class Labor Medal to the Bac Giang runner.
In addition to athletics, strong sports such as diving, wrestling, judo and Vovinam also recorded impressive results, contributing to consolidating the leading performance of the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 32nd SEA Games.
After the resounding success at the 32nd SEA Games, Vietnamese sports are expected to continue to maintain their form at the continental playground – the 19th ASIAD Asian Games. However, in reality, things are not going like that.
3 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 19 bronze medals are the achievements of the Vietnamese delegation on the mainland.
An unsuccessful ASIAD 19 for Vietnamese sports
Competitions that brought a lot of hope such as chess, athletics, table tennis, and swimming all did not have good results, or even came up empty-handed.
For the first time in history, the Vietnamese national anthem was heard at a world-class sporting event – the World Cup. Coach Mai Duc Chung’s `Golden Girls` have the opportunity to show off their talent and passion.
This event is not only a testament to the strong development of Vietnamese women’s football in recent years but also a source of inspiration for millions of football fans across the country.
The Vietnamese women’s football team participated in the World Cup for the first time
After 3 matches with strong opponents such as defending champions America, Portugal or the Netherlands, defeat is inevitable.
The final match of the 3-cushion carom billiards world championship in Ankara, Türkiye witnessed a civil war between two Vietnamese players, Bao Phuong Vinh and Tran Quyet Chien.
Whoever wins will become the first Vietnamese player to win the world championship in 75 years.
Outstanding player Bao Phuong Vinh won the world 3-band carom championship
Veteran writer Frits Bakker of the Kozoom website included Bao Phuong Vinh in the list of typical players of the year, and called him `the miracle of 2023`.
Under the direction of coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet, the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team has achieved commendable achievements throughout 2023 by continuously having convincing performances at continental tournaments.
Starting with the 2023 Asian Women’s Club Tournament in April in Vinh Phuc, the golden generation of Vietnamese women’s volleyball players on the behalf of Sport Center 1 Club excellently won the championship after overcoming a series of fierce opponents.
The female players continued to play impressively and reached the final of the AVC Challenge Cup 2023. Together, Thanh Thuy and Kieu Trinh `made waves` against superstar Megawati’s Indonesia.
The Vietnamese women’s volleyball team has reaped many resounding successes
The advancement of Vietnamese women’s volleyball in 2023 is also recognized in the regional arena with two glorious achievements: Top 4 Asian Championship and ASIAD 19. For the first time in participation history, Vietnam
Some other notable titles of Vietnamese women’s volleyball are silver medal at SEA Games 32, second place in SEA V.League and champion of VTV Cup.