Nghe An athletes honored to receive Third Class Labor Medal for outstanding achievements at SEA Games 32
(Baonghean.vn) - With his achievements and contributions to the Vietnamese Sports Delegation at the 32nd SEA Games, athlete Nguyen Trong Dung from Nghe An was honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal.
On May 23, at the Presidential Palace, President Vo Van Thuong had a cordial meeting and commended over 100 outstanding athletes and coaches of the Vietnam Sports Delegation inSEA Games 32– Cambodia 2023.
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| President Vo Van Thuong takes souvenir photos with outstanding athletes and coaches of the Vietnam Sports Delegation at the 32nd SEA Games. Photo: Hai Hoang |
At the ceremony, President Vo Van Thuong, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and leaders of several ministries and branches awarded 1 Second-class Labor Medal and 37 Third-class Labor Medals to athletes and coaches of the Vietnam Sports Delegation who achieved excellent results at the 32nd SEA Games.
In the list of athletes honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal, Nghe An province has an outstanding face, athlete Nguyen Trong Dung (Hung Nguyen district).
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Athlete Nguyen Trong Dung (third from left) was honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal from President Vo Van Thuong. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Athlete Nguyen Trong Dung had a very successful congress, when he and the Vietnamese diving team excellently brought home 14 Gold Medals, 11 Silver Medals and 5 Bronze Medals for the Vietnamese Sports Delegation. Ranked first in the entire Vietnamese Sports Delegation at the 32nd SEA Games.
Nguyen Trong Dung also won a Gold Medal with his teammates in the event (4x200m men's jet ski relay), breaking the SEA Games record. In addition, Trong Dung won an additional Gold Medal in the event (800m men's jet ski) and an individual Silver Medal in the event (400m men's jet ski).
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Nguyen Trong Dung was honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Sharing after being honored with the Third Class Labor Medal, Nguyen Trong Dung emotionally said: I was very surprised and happy to know that I was honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal. I did not think I could achieve such an achievement at the first SEA Games. This is an encouragement for me to feel more responsible, thereby setting higher goals ahead and trying to practice more.
This July, athlete Nguyen Trong Dung will participate in the National Diving Championship in Ho Chi Minh City, thereby selecting athletes with good achievements to participate in the Asian tournament.
At the 32nd SEA Games, there were 13 athletes from Nghe An participating, of which 12 excellent athletes won medals.