On the evening of January 16, a gala was held in Hanoi to announce the categories of the 2023 Victory Cup, with a convincing victory by shooter Pham Quang Huy and a surprise coronation by the number 1 hitter of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team, Tran Thi Thanh Thuy.
Thanh Thuy is competing in Japan so she is not present at the event.
Tran Thi Thanh Thuy crowned Female Athlete of the Year 2023 at the Victory Cup
In the male athlete of the year category , shooter Pham Quang Huy (shooting) surpassed swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming) and Nguyen Van Khanh Phong (gymnastics) to receive the 2023 Victory Cup for the male athlete of the year category. This is a worthy and unsurprising result because the shooter from Hai Phong had a resoundingly successful year with 1 gold medal and 1 bronze medal at the 19th ASIAD. He also "fired the first shot" in the new year 2024 with an Asian gold medal in the mixed team event when competing with Trinh Thu Vinh. Previously, Pham Quang Huy was also voted the number 1 athlete of Vietnamese sports in 2023.
“I would like to thank the leaders of the industry and the fans for their love and care for me and the athletes. Thank you to the voting council for voting me as Athlete of the Year. Last year, when I first joined the team, I sat in the stands to watch you receive the award. At that time, I hoped to receive the award and have this honor. And today, I am here. This trophy is the result of the collective, the athletes, the leaders, and my family. Thank you to my family for the advice "be yourself", keep trying, success will come. This is the motivation for us to try harder, to advance to the Olympic arena. Although it is difficult, I keep in mind that the bullet only flies when pressure is placed on the trigger. Life is challenging, but that will be the motivation for us to go further", shooter Pham Quang Huy affirmed when receiving the noble title at the 2023 Victory Cup gala.
Pham Quang Huy with his father (white shirt, famous former shooter Pham Cao Son), mother (red shirt, former shooter Pham Thi Hang), younger brother (left cover), lover (black dress)
Shooter Pham Quang Huy crowned Athlete of the Year 2023
In the female athlete of the year category , there was a race between three stars: Tran Thi Thanh Thuy (volleyball), Nguyen Thi Oanh (athletics) and Nguyen Thuy Linh (badminton). Thanh Thuy was at a disadvantage compared to the other two athletes because she competed in a team sport. However, the 1.93 m tall spiker surprisingly surpassed her two opponents to win the title.
Surprisingly but not unconvincingly, Thanh Thuy had a very successful year when she contributed to helping Vietnamese volleyball achieve a series of historic achievements such as winning the Asian Women's Club Cup, winning the AVC Challenge Cup, placing fourth in Asia and ASIAD 19. She also won a series of individual titles such as Best Athlete of the Asian Women's Club Cup, Best Striker of the Asian Club Cup, Best Athlete of the AVC Challenge Cup. She also competed abroad in Japan, playing for the PFU BlueCats Club. Previously, Thanh Thuy was voted the most favorite athlete of the year by fans. However, in the vote for the title of sports athlete in 2023, she was not in the top 10 while Nguyen Thi Oanh ranked second.
Touching images of the women's team at the 2023 World Cup
The 2023 Young Athlete category of the Victory Cup belongs to Tran Thi Ngoc Yen (soccer) for her contribution to helping the Vietnamese women's sepak takraw team solve their "gold thirst" at the 19th ASIAD. Ngoc Yen shared: "I am honored and proud to receive this prestigious award. Thank you to the coaching staff for creating the conditions for me to compete, as well as my teammates for supporting and competing together to achieve good results. Thank you to the fans for your interest and support for the Vietnamese women's sepak takraw team."
The Vietnamese women's volleyball team won the title of team of the year. Athlete Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh shared: "I would like to thank the leaders at all levels, the organizing committee, the Vietnam Volleyball Federation, and the fans for this prestigious award that we have received for the first time. This will be a motivation for Vietnamese women's volleyball in the coming years."
With leading the Vietnamese women's volleyball team to many high achievements, Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet was chosen as Coach of the Year.
“I am honored to be present at this meaningful award ceremony. I would like to thank the Department of Sports and Physical Training, the Vietnam Volleyball Federation, the Vietnam women's volleyball team and the fans for their love and support. This award marks a new milestone in my career, motivating me to strive harder and achieve more success in the future,” coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet emotionally said.
Vietnam shooting team expert Park Chun-gun (Korea) was honored in the foreign expert category. Mr. Park had a great success in 2023 with Vietnamese shooting with a historic gold medal at the 19th ASIAD thanks to shooter Pham Quang Huy, and 2 tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics by shooters Trinh Thu Vinh and Le Thi Mong Tuyen. At the World and Asian shooting championships, Vietnamese shooting also had resounding successes.
Mr. Park Chung-gun confided: “It is interesting that my Korean name has the word “gun”, which may be destiny as my life is associated with shooting. To have today's success, I have had your encouragement and help. I thank everyone for caring about the shooting team. I would like to thank the leaders and those who are here today. The shooting team's achievements were planned 5 years ago. Today's achievements are thanks to Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhung, who worked with me to plan the program and teaching plan. I highly appreciate the members of the shooting team. I hope we will have even more resounding successes in the future. The 2024 Paris Olympics are 192 days away. We are working hard to win an Olympic medal. I would like to thank my nephew at home, Gun. I love you very much.”
The Vietnamese women's four-person sepak takraw team won the 2023 Team Cup. The 2023 Victory Cup also awarded a lifetime achievement award to former General Director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training Le Buu.
The 2023 Victory Cup also honors Le Van Cong in the 2023 Disabled Athlete category.
The moment when the Vietnamese National Anthem was played for the first time at the World Cup when the Vietnamese women's football team stepped onto the field to compete with the US team at the first World Cup in history was chosen as the 2023 image and moment of the Victory Cup.
“Singing the national anthem at an international tournament is the proudest moment of our career. It is the motivation for us to strive to create more miracles,” said striker Pham Hai Yen.
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