Closing Ceremony of the National Youth Weightlifting Championship

On the afternoon of April 3, at the Dak Lak Provincial Sports Gymnasium, the 2025 National Youth Weightlifting Championship closed after 5 days of exciting competition.

The Organizing Committee awarded medals in individual events.

At the end of the tournament, the Organizing Committee awarded 72 sets of medals in 72 competition events to individuals; awarded prizes for male and female teams in the age groups of 13-14, 15-16 and awarded prizes for the winning teams. As a result, the Hanoi unit excellently ranked first overall with 25 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals, 6 Bronze Medals; the Ho Chi Minh City unit ranked second (7 Gold Medals, 17 Silver Medals, 7 Bronze Medals); the People's Public Security delegation ranked third (7 Gold Medals, 10 Silver Medals).

The Organizing Committee awarded medals in team events.

Evaluating the tournament, General Secretary of the Vietnam Weightlifting and Bodybuilding Federation Do Dinh Khang said that this year's tournament had the largest number of participating units and athletes ever. This is a positive sign for weightlifting, with a large number of athletes that will be a source of assets to choose for distant goals such as the 2032 Olympics. At this tournament, the delegations and athletes have prepared relatively professionally, fulfilling professional requirements well. In particular, the level of athletes participating in the tournament left many impressions. In addition to the units of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, units participating in the tournament for the first time such as Son La and Lao Cai have had athletes approaching the common level with large units, winning gold medals. Through the tournament, Mr. Do Dinh Khang believes that units and localities still have many potential athletes suitable for weightlifting.

Hanoi unit excellently ranked first in the whole group

The 2025 National Youth Weightlifting Championship was organized by the Vietnam Weightlifting and Bodybuilding Federation (Department of Sports and Physical Training - Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in coordination with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Lak province from March 30 to April 3. The tournament had 236 male and female athletes from 31 delegations of provinces, cities and sectors across the country participating. Athletes competed in the following categories: 40kg, 45kg, 49kg, 55kg, 59kg, over 59kg (for women) and 49kg, 55kg, 61kg, 67kg, 73kg and over 73kg (for men). The tournament is an opportunity for athletes to exchange, learn, compete, and improve their professional skills. Through this, the Organizing Committee discovers and selects outstanding athletes to nurture, train, and add to the national weightlifting team.

Source: https://daklak.gov.vn/-/be-mac-giai-vo-ich-cu-ta-thanh-thieu-nien-quoc-gia