Nghe An awarded over 80 million VND to sepak takraw athlete Nguyen Thi My
(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of October 8, the Vietnamese female sepak takraw athletes returned to Hanoi after the achievement of a Gold Medal for the Vietnamese Sports Delegation at the 19th ASIAD.
Comrade Bui Cong Vinh - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports, together with Director of Sports Training and Competition Center Nguyen Hoang Trung, coach Hoang Huu Nghia were present at Noi Bai airport to welcome the coaching staff and athletes.
At ASIAD 19, the Vietnamese sepak takraw team excellently won 1 Gold Medal and 1 Silver Medal.
In the women's sepak takraw category, athletes Nguyen Thi My (from Nghe An, captain), Tran Thi Ngoc Yen, Nguyen Thi Yen, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Huyen and 2 reserve players Tran Thi Hong Nhung, Le Thi Tu Trinh defeated Indonesia in the final match with a score of 2-1 to bring home the Gold Medal after 17 years of waiting.
In addition, in the women's regular category, Ngoc Huyen, Ngoc Yen and Hong Nhung brought home another Silver Medal, after losing to Thailand - the powerhouse of this sport.
To promptly encourage and motivate the athletes who have competed excellently in this tournament, representative of the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An, comrade Bui Cong Vinh - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports, presented 84 million VND to athlete Nguyen Thi My (Nghe An).
Congratulations to athlete Nguyen Thi My and the whole team, the representative of the Department of Culture and Sports hopes that the athletes will continue to strive, train their will, moral qualities and expertise to conquer new heights./.
Athlete Nguyen Thi My was born in 1998, from Dien Tan commune (Dien Chau). This female athlete has been a member of the Vietnam National Sepak Takraw Team for more than 8 years, winning Gold Medals at the World Championships in 2022 and 2023, Gold Medals at the Asian Sepak Takraw Championship in 2023, Gold Medals at the Asian Beach Sepak Takraw Championship in 2016, and many Silver Medals at world tournaments, ASIAD, SEA Games.
As part of the Nghe An province women's sepak takraw team competing in domestic tournaments, Nguyen Thi My also won many Gold Medals.
