Coach Kim Sang Sik has a new assistant coach; Nearly half of the U16 Vietnam team injured before the match against Indonesia
Coach Kim Sang Sik has a new assistant coach; Nearly half of the U16 Vietnam team is injured before the match against Indonesia; Swimmer Vo Thi My Tien is given special permission to attend the Paris Olympics... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
16 teams participating in the 2024 National U13 Tournament
The 2024 Yamaha Cup National Youth Football Tournament has 16 teams competing. These are representatives who have passed the qualifying round held in 3 regions: Quang Nam - Bac Giang and Binh Duong. The teams are divided into 4 groups, playing a round robin to calculate points, selecting the top two teams in each group to advance to the next round.
Group A has the presence of the host Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, The Cong Viettel and Quang Nam. Group B has 4 teams Gia Dinh, Song Lam Nghe An, Hanoi FC and LPBank HAGL. Group C has the teams PVF-Cong An Nhan Dan, Hai Duong, Tay Ninh, Binh Dinh. Group D has the teams Navy Phu Nhuan, SHB.Da Nang, Bac Giang and Can Tho.
Group B is considered the "death group" of the tournament when it brings together 3 leading Vietnamese teams in youth training: Song Lam Nghe An, Hanoi FC and LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai. The competition between these teams promises many exciting matches for fans.
The National U13 Tournament is considered a particularly important tournament in the youth training system. This is also the cradle that nurtures the passion for football for many outstanding young players today such as: Quang Hai, Duy Manh, Van Hau, Tuan Hai, Hoang Duc, Duc Chien, Nham Manh Dung...
The tournament has high professional quality, helping young players have the opportunity to practice, cultivate their love for football, and discover potential factors that contribute to the development of Vietnamese football in the future. The national U13 tournament takes place from July 3 to July 13.
Coach Kim Sang Sik has a new assistant coach in the Vietnam team
VFF signed a contract with fitness expert Yoon Dong Hun (Korea) to serve the professional work of the Vietnam national team.
Mr. Yoon Dong Hun, born in 1983, Korean nationality, is a fitness expert with many years of experience working at the Kitchee Club of Hong Kong (China) and is considered to have made important contributions to the success of this club from 2019 to 2022, notably reaching the round of 16 at the AFC Champions League 2022.
In addition to his formal training in physical education at Korea University, Mr. Yoon Dong Hun also holds an AFC A-level coaching certificate and an AFC Level 2 fitness coaching certificate.
According to VFF's assessment, Mr. Yoon Dong Hun, in addition to his good expertise, also has the advantage of using technical technology and data analysis skills to improve work efficiency.
Thus, head coach Kim Sang Sik currently has 3 Korean assistants, including Mr. Choi Kwon Won (professional assistant), Mr. Yoon Dong Jun (physical assistant) and Kim Jin Seong to support other tasks.
Nearly half of Vietnam U16 team injured before match against Indonesia
Vietnam U16 is at a huge disadvantage in terms of force before the third-place match with Indonesia U16 at the 2024 Southeast Asian U16 tournament.
Coach Tran Minh Chien said that many players of U16 Vietnam are injured after the intense match with U16 Thailand in the semi-finals of the 2024 Southeast Asian U16 tournament.
Although U16 Vietnam suffered a major loss in terms of force before the third-place match with U16 Indonesia, according to coach Tran Minh Chien, this is a good opportunity for reserve players to take the field to aim for the 2025 U17 Asian qualifiers.
Evaluating U16 Indonesia, Coach Tran Minh Chien admitted that the home team is very strong, possessing many advantages: “With U16 Indonesia, they have everything. Their strength is a well-balanced team, home field advantage and objective factors. U16 Indonesia plays with passion, but passion sometimes leads to many penalty cards. Indonesia's defense also has gaps, and if U16 Vietnam plays at their best, I think we can have a successful match.”
The third place match between U16 Vietnam and U16 Indonesia will take place at 3:00 p.m. on July 3 at Manahan Stadium, Indonesia.
Swimmer Vo Thi My Tienspecial permission to attend the 2024 Paris Olympics
Athlete Vo Thi My Tien of the Vietnam Swimming Team has officially received a special ticket to attend the 2024 Paris Olympics. This is also the 15th ticket for the Vietnamese sports delegation. With good achievements in recent times, the athlete from Long An has been selected by the International Aquatics Federation (FINA) as the Vietnamese athlete to receive a special ticket to attend the 2024 Paris Olympics. My Tien is the second athlete of the Vietnam Swimming Team to receive a ticket to attend the 2024 Paris Olympics. Previously, the first ticket belonged to Nguyen Huy Hoang.
Thus, in the two most recent Olympic Games, Tokyo Olympics (Japan) 2020 and Paris Olympics (France) 2024, female athletes of the Vietnam Swimming Team all participated with special tickets.
Vo Thi My Tien was born in 2005 in Tan Thanh district, Long An. The 19-year-old female swimmer is currently under the management of the Long An Sports Training and Competition Center. Her strengths are the 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle and 1,500m freestyle. In 2023, she was honored to receive the title of Best Female Swimmer after finishing the 2023 Tay Ninh National Excellent Athletes Tournament./.
