Asiad Organizing Committee bans press from Olympic training ground Vietnam chooses

Early this afternoon, the media officer of the Vietnam Olympic Committee informed all reporters working in Cikarang, Indonesia about the new regulations. Accordingly, the press will not be allowed to work at the training ground.

Specifically, the reason given by the host side is that they cannot control the media when images of the unofficial training ground of the Organizing Committee were published in the Vietnamese press in recent days, creating negative public opinion against the host country. The Organizing Committee is trying very hard to create a successful Asian Games.

According to the schedule for the same day, the Vietnam Olympic team was scheduled to practice at 10:30 a.m. at the Brazillian Soccer School but was canceled at the last minute. Coach Park Hang-seo decided to move the practice to 3 p.m. at the same location.

The Brazillian Soccer School is located 17 km from the Vietnam Olympic Hotel and takes about 30 minutes to travel. This is a training ground chosen by the team, not a standard training ground arranged by the Asiad Organizing Committee.

Talk toZing.vnRight at the Harper Hotel where the Vietnam Olympic team is based, the team's media officer further explained: "If we practice at the Organizing Committee's field, we can work comfortably, but not at other fields."

The move of the 2018 Asiad Organizing Committee, specifically in men's football, was because previously the Vietnam Olympic team chose a training ground of a corporation located in the area, but this ground was very bad.Zing.vnhas reflected the past few days.

This corporation's training ground is substandard, it is only for workers to compete, not the ground arranged by the Organizing Committee. Therefore, saying that it is the Organizing Committee's mistake is completely incorrect. The training grounds of other teams are all acceptable.

Another reason why the Vietnam Olympic team had to choose their own stadium was because the training stadiums arranged by the Organizing Committee were quite far from the team's hotel. As for the training stadiums in military zones, they needed permission from the government to enter.

But it must be added that other teams such as the Japanese Olympic, Nepal Olympic and Pakistani Olympic teams all accept the difficulty of distance. Coach Park Hang-seo is concerned about the time it takes to travel, so he proactively searches for and chooses nearby stadiums that are not under the management of the Organizing Committee.

Head of the delegation Duong Vu Lam affirmed: "The physical fitness of the Vietnam Olympic team is the top priority, but coach Park Hang-seo does not focus on additional tactical training when entering the tournament because of the two-day/match density."

Thus, except for the 3-0 win over Pakistan Olympic yesterday (August 14), Vietnam Olympic has not practiced on natural grass. The team had one practice session on an empty lot near the hotel, and one practice session on artificial grass.

And if there is a problem with the training at the Brazillian Soccer School this afternoon, it is unknown how long the problem with the training ground of the Vietnam Olympic team will last. On August 16 at 7:00 p.m., the Vietnam Olympic team will meet the Nepal Olympic team in the second match of Group D.

Quang Thinh