Coach Park Hang-seo and his two favorite students were named winners of the Victory Cup.
With continuous success in 2018, Coach Park Hang Seo and his team "swept" a series of prestigious awards at the Victory Cup gala.
On the evening of February 1 in Hanoi, the Victory Cup award ceremony took place. This is an award given to outstanding individuals and groups in Vietnamese sports. In the field of team of the year, the Vietnamese team with its remarkable achievements in 2018 received the highest award.
Midfielder Quang Hai also won the Male Athlete of the Year award. Coach Park Hang-seo received the Foreign Expert of the Year award but was not present because he had returned to Korea.
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| Vietnam team won big at Victory Cup 2018. |
The Female Athlete of the Year category could not escape Bui Thi Thu Thao. The girl from Ba Vi won the gold medal in the long jump at the 2018 Asian Games. Thu Thao was also voted by fans as the most favorite athlete.
The Moment of the Year award went to midfielder Do Duy Manh when he planted the national flag on a snow pile at Changzhou Stadium (China) at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship.
The Young Athlete of the Year award went to swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang. At the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, Huy Hoang made a strong impression with a bronze medal in the men's 800m freestyle and a silver medal in the men's 1,500m freestyle.
The Coach of the Year award went to Mr. Nguyen Manh Hieu - Bui Thi Thu Thao's teacher. Thu Thao's achievement of winning the Asian Games gold medal was greatly contributed by Mr. Manh Hieu. In the Team of the Year category, the four Rowing girls who brought home the Asian Games gold medal were named amid the praise of fans.
In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award to former football star Le The Tho. Swimmer Vo Thanh Tung received the Disabled Athlete of the Year award.
