Hoang Xuan Vinh receives 'mountain of bonus money'

On the afternoon of August 23, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Shooting Federation and sponsors held a ceremony to celebrate and award the prize to shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh.

The total value of the prize that Hoang Xuan Vinh received at the ceremony was up to nearly 5 billion VND in prize money, coming from businesses and sponsors.

Speaking at the ceremony, athlete Hoang Xuan Vinh emotionally said: “I would like to thank the leaders of the sports industry, the Army, and the fans. I also send this joy to my teammates and teachers who have accompanied me throughout the long journey. I would also like to thank my family for sharing with me. Through this, I also hope that Vietnam Sports Administration will turn a new page in history.”

Hoang Xuan Vinh: "I hope Vietnamese sports will turn a new page." (Photo: Trong Phu)

At the recently concluded Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Vietnamese Sports Delegation won 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and ranked 48th out of 206 countries and territories participating in the Olympics for the first time. Notably, the achievements of the Vietnamese Sports Delegation were all made by shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh alone. Therefore, just a few days after returning home, the Vietnam Shooting Federation coordinated with sponsors to organize an award ceremony for the achievements of shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh and the members of the Vietnamese shooting team at the 2016 Olympics.

Attending the ceremony were Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien; Deputy Director General of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, Head of the Vietnam Sports Delegation Tran Duc Phan, and many sports leaders, the Army Sports Delegation...

With his achievements, shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh became the Vietnamese athlete to receive the biggest prize ever. Specifically, the Sports Investment Joint Stock Company awarded 1 billion VND for the gold medal, 800 million VND for the silver medal. The SYNOPEX Group - Korea awarded each medal 50,000 USD (total 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal is 100,000 USD).

Genuine watch distributor GALLEWATCH awarded a total of 170 million VND for the achievement of 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal. Dong Luc Sports Group awarded 500 million VND for gold medal and 200 million VND for silver medal.

Hoang Xuan Vinh received a record bonus in the history of Vietnamese sports. (Photo: Trong Phu)

Previously, this shooter was awarded 60 million VND by Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien. The Olympic gold medal also brought Xuan Vinh 25,000 USD from the Organizing Committee. In addition, the Ministry of National Defense also awarded the Army shooter 100 million VND. In addition, a number of businesses also announced bonuses for Xuan Vinh.

Director General of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training Vuong Bich Thang said that the General Department is urgently working with businesses to continue to give rewards to Hoang Xuan Vinh. In addition, the 300 million VND bonus according to state regulations (160 million VND gold medal, 80 million VND silver medal, 60 million VND Olympic record bonus) will also be disbursed as soon as possible.

According to VOV