Women’s volleyball, shooting teams win big at Victory Cup

With outstanding performance in 2023, the Vietnamese women’s volleyball and shooting teams scored triumphs at the Victory Cup Gala for the best players and coaches of the year, which was held by the Sports Authority of Vietnam, Vietnam Cable Television and Vietcontent in Hanoi on January 16.

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 09:43

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The volleyball team receives the Team of the Year Award. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – With outstanding performance in 2023, the Vietnamesewomen’s volleyball and shooting teams scored triumphs at the Victory Cup Galafor the best players and coaches of the year, which was held by the SportsAuthority of Vietnam, Vietnam Cable Television and Vietcontent in Hanoi on January 16.

Volleyballstar Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy won the awards for Female Athlete of the Year andMost Favoured Athlete of the Year. 2023 was a resounding success for Thuy andher teammates as they became the champions of the Asian Women’s Club VolleyballChampionship and the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup.Besides, they won berths to compete at the FIVB Challenger Cup and FIVBVolleyball Women’s Club World Championship. Thuy is also the backbone of the PFUBlue Cats in the Japanese League.

Thevolleyball team got the Team of the Year Award while its coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet receivedthe Coach of the Year Award.

Shiningat the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) after defeating many strongopponents to take Vietnam’s first gold at the sport event, marksman Pham QuangHuy secured the Male Athlete of the Year Award. Behind the success of Huy andthe national shooting team was Park Chung Gun who was honoured as the ForeignCoach of 2023.

Meanwhile, the Teammates of the Year Award went to four women of the spak takraw team who wongold medals in the world championship, Asian Games and SEA Games. Player TranThi Ngoc Yen was honoured in the Young Player of the Year category.

The Athlete with Disabilities of the Year Award honoured weightlifter Le VanCong for the third time.

The Lifetime Achievement Award went to former Director of the Sports Authorityof Vietnam Le Buu, while the women’s football team received the Image of theYear Award.

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The Image of the Year Award honours the women's football team. (Photo: VNA)

Considered asthe Oscar award of Vietnamese sports, the Victory Cup honours top candidates in 11 different categories. A big bonus of about 750 million VND (30,600 USD) wasawarded to the winners.

Organised since 2015 with two years cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic,the Victory Cup has affirmed its prime position as a leading nationalsport award. It has received strong response from sportsmen and fans.

Accordingto Director of the Sports Authority of Vietnam Dang Ha Viet, the gala not onlyhonoured excellent coaches, athletes and teams but also encouraged the sportsector to make efforts to reap further achievements in the coming time.

In 2023, Vietnamese athletes took part in two key sport events, namely the 32nd SEA Games in May in Cambodia and the 19th Asian Games in October inChina.

Weeks after these Games, disabled athletes also took part in the 12th ParaGames in Cambodia and 4th Asian Para Games in China.

Many of them brought gold medals home, strengthening position of Vietnamesesport in the regional and continental maps./.

VNA

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