Thai ethnic male student wins 3 Gold Medals at National Phu Dong Sports Festival

Luong Nhat Vu was born into a farming family in Luu Phong village, Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong mountainous district. Nhat Vu is the second child, Nhat Vu's older brother, after graduating from high school, voluntarily wrote an application to join the military.

Nhat Vu said that on holidays and Tet, his village often organizes competitions in stick pushing, tug of war, and ball throwing... I really liked seeing the uncles and brothers compete, but because I was too young, I was not allowed to participate. It was not until he studied at Luu Kien Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities that Nhat Vu had the opportunity to practice and compete in these traditional sports. During a period when the school selected athletes to train in preparation for the Phu Dong Sports Festival at the district level, Vu was chosen to participate in practicing stick pushing and tug of war.

After a period of hard training, Nhat Vu was chosen to represent the school in the pole pushing competition (weight class 41-44 kg) at the Phu Dong Sports Festival at the district level. Thanks to his health, endurance, good technique and tactics, Nhat Vu easily reached the highest position in this weight class. With the easy win of the Gold Medal at the Phu Dong Sports Festival at the district level, Nhat Vu was the first name selected for the district pole pushing team to participate in the 20th Nghe An Province Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2024 held in Vinh city. The provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival is a place that gathers many excellent athletes from localities with a tradition in pole pushing such as Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu...

With courage and determination, Nhat Vu overcame everything to win the Gold Medal. Having just returned from the provincial Phu Dong Sports Festival, Nhat Vu continued to receive good news when his name was added to the list of athletes of the province to participate in the 10th National Phu Dong Sports Festival in 2024, Region III in Quang Nam province. Nhat Vu is one of the athletes who are expected to bring the Gold Medal to his home province. Not letting down the trust of his teachers, Vu once again stepped up to the highest position in the 41-44 kg weight class (pole pushing). Notably, not only did he win 1, but at this National Phu Dong Sports Festival he also won 2 more Gold Medals in the tug of war event, including 1 Gold Medal in the men's team event, 1 Gold Medal in the mixed men's and women's team event. This is an achievement that not many athletes have achieved at the National Phu Dong Sports Festival.

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Winning 3 Gold Medals in the National Phu Dong Sports Festival is an achievement that exceeded my expectations. I am extremely proud and happy because I have tried my best to bring glory to my home province.

Luong Nhat Vu - 9th grade student, Luu Kien Secondary Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, Tuong Duong district

Teacher Nguyen Van Tuan - Luu Kien Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities - the person who discovered Nhat Vu's talent and trained him said: "Nhat Vu is a well-behaved, gentle student. In both academics and sports, he has a high sense of self-awareness, is always exemplary, and is hard-working. Thanks to that, he is loved by teachers and friends."

It is known that in the near future, Luong Nhat Vu will say goodbye to his family and village to study at the Provincial Boarding High School for Ethnic Minorities (campus 2).

When asked what his dream job is in the future, Nhat Vu said: "After graduating from high school, I will write an application to join the military. After being discharged from the army, I will go to vocational school or work abroad."

According to Vu, the military environment is a good place to train himself to mature. At the same time, he wants to contribute part of his youth to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

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After graduating from high school, Vu's older brother volunteered to join the military. Vu liked the living and training environment in the unit after his brother told him about it. Therefore, Vu wanted to follow his brother into the military after graduating from high school.

Mrs. Vi Thi Xuyen - Nhat Vu's grandmother