Korean expert becomes head coach of Vietnam's shooting team; Why can't Van Quyet compete for the 2023 Golden Ball?

Expert Park Chunggun becomes head coach of Vietnam Shooting Team

On October 24, the Department of Sports and Physical Training decided to hire a head coach and Korean expert to train the national shooting team in 2023.

Accordingly, expert Park Chunggun will take on the position of head coach of the Vietnam Shooting team, from November 3 to December 31, 2023.

Expert Park Chunggun was born on August 21, 1966, Korean nationality, started working with Vietnamese shooting since 2006 and officially became an expert of the National Shooting Team since 2015.

Currently, Mr. Park Chunggun is with the Vietnam Shooting Team participating in the 2023 Asian Shooting Championship, a tournament taking place in South Korea, Mr. Park's hometown.

Vietnam women's team arrives in Tashkent

After a journey lasting nearly 16 hours with a transit stop at Incheon International Airport (South Korea), at 1:30 p.m. (local time) on October 24, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team arrived in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).

The procedures were prepared in advance for the team's entry into the country smoothly. With the support from the Uzbekistan Football Federation and the local organizing committee, the Vietnam Women's Team did not encounter any difficulties during the entry process and quickly moved to the Al Anvar hotel, 4km from the airport.

On October 25, coach Mai Duc Chung and player Huynh Nhu will attend a press conference before the match at 2:00 p.m. (local time) also at Bunyodkor Stadium.

"800k meal" case: Considering the responsibility of three parties, no disciplinary action yet

Director of the Department of Physical Training and Sports Dang Ha Viet directly held a meeting to dissect the "800,000 VND meal" incident in the national youth table tennis team but has not yet reached a final conclusion. The meeting took place on the afternoon of October 24 between the relevant parties.

According to information, Director of the Department of Physical Training and Sports Dang Ha Viet requested all parties to explain the entire incident in a spirit of serious review and take responsibility to promptly resolve the incident.

In addition, the Department of Physical Education and Sports also requested clarification of the responsibility of the Hanoi National Sports Training Center, because although athletes are sent to train outside, they must be closely managed and supervised by the Center. In fact, the incident that occurred in the Vietnam youth table tennis team was only known after the press got involved.

After working with relevant parties, Director of the Department of Physical Training and Sports Dang Ha Viet emphasized that the responsibility belongs to the Hanoi National Sports Training Center, High Performance Sports Department 2 (Department of Physical Training and Sports) and the My Dinh National Sports Complex.

The parties must be responsible for explaining the incident in more detail and clearly, then the Department of Sports and Physical Training will report to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for resolution.

"The meeting has not yet reached any specific conclusions, so the Department of Physical Education and Sports has not yet issued any disciplinary measures for the parties. Furthermore, to have a disciplinary decision, a Disciplinary Council must be established," said a leader of the Department of Physical Education and Sports.

Why can't Van Quyet compete for the 2023 Golden Ball?

On October 24, the 2023 Vietnam Golden Ball Awards organized by Saigon Giai Phong newspaper officially kicked off with the announcement ceremony of categories and preliminary nominations.

Accordingly, this year's season has 14 categories, of which the most interested is still the Men's Golden Ball. The preliminary nomination list has 20 candidates, notably not including the name of the current Golden Ball Nguyen Van Quyet (Hanoi Club).

In V-League 2023, Van Quyet is the best domestic striker with 9 goals, behind 5 foreign players. He also made a great contribution to Hanoi FC's runner-up position.

However, Van Quyet is not eligible for the 2023 Vietnam Golden Ball due to a disciplinary suspension of 8 matches, due to a scuffle with the referee in round 7 of V-League 2023.

The award regulations stipulate that players who have been disciplined by the Vietnam Football Federation are not eligible for nomination. This is unfortunate for Van Quyet personally, but ensures the value of the award - a place to honor outstanding individuals who are not only excellent in their profession but also meet ethical criteria.

The organizing committee said it will accept votes for the Vietnam Golden Ball until December 28, 2023. The announcement and award ceremony is expected to take place in January 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Asian Cup C1 results on October 25: Ronaldo shines, Southeast Asian football loses all

On October 24 and early morning of October 25, the 203/2024 Asian Cup C1 continued its third round of matches in the East Asia and West Asia regions. In the West region, Ronaldo continued to show his sublimation in the Al Nassr shirt.

The Portuguese superstar scored 2 goals and contributed 1 assist to help the Saudi Arabia representative defeat Al Duhail (Qatar) with a score of 4-3. After 3 matches, CR7 and his teammates have a perfect record, 3 points ahead of the second-placed team Persepolis.

Meanwhile, the Eastern region witnessed the total failures of Southeast Asian Clubs. Apart from Hanoi FC losing 1-2 to Wuhan, Clubs from Thailand and Malaysia also suffered total defeats.

Pathum United, despite playing at home, were completely outclassed by Kawasaki Frontale. The Thai representative scored 2 goals thanks to foreign players Sergeev and Cardozo but conceded 4 goals and lost 2-4 overall.

Meanwhile, Johor Darul Ta'zim were led 3-0 by host Ulsan after just the first 18 minutes. It was not until the Korean representative had a player red carded that Bérgson scored an honorary goal for the Malaysian Club.