Department of Sports and Physical Training: "We are receiving the explanation report of the Gymnastics team"

"We are currently receiving reports from relevant units after the accusations from the national gymnastics team athletes. Because the incident involves many people, many units and many contents, we need to be careful and thorough," Mr. Dang Ha Viet, Director of the Department of Physical Training and Sports, shared with Dan Tri reporter.

Notably, on the afternoon of January 19, information appeared confirming that next week the Hanoi National Sports Training Center will hold a meeting to verify the explanations of the coaches, with the participation of parents of athletes of the national gymnastics team. After the verification results are available, this Center will report to the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports and the Department of Physical Education and Sports.

Cục TDTT: Chúng tôi đang tiếp nhận báo cáo giải trình của đội tuyển TDDC - 1 — Mr. Dang Ha Viet, Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Training, affirmed that the Department and specialized departments are carefully and thoroughly examining and handling the accusations of "dark areas" in the national gymnastics team (Photo: Minh Quang).

However, Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Training Dang Ha Viet denied the above information and affirmed that the work plan of the Department of Sports and Physical Training as well as specialized departments does not include this content.

"We are still receiving the explanation report from the Hanoi National Sports Training Center, the explanation of each coach in the coaching staff and the athletes of the national gymnastics team," Mr. Ha Viet added.

According to Dan Tri 's source, athlete Pham Nhu Phuong's accusation that the national gymnastics team's coaching staff had falsely declared Sunday working days to enjoy state budget benefits and established various types of funds that were not in accordance with regulations is being carefully verified by the Department of Sports and Physical Training because the incident occurred over a long period of time and involved about 30 athletes and coaches from 2020 to present.

Also on January 19, the Department of Sports and Physical Training sent an invitation and worked with former athlete of the national gymnastics team Pham Nhu Phuong in the morning.

The meeting aimed to listen to athlete Pham Nhu Phuong's thoughts and wishes after her decision to retire when she was not called up to the national team in 2024, as well as to record her accusations about being "deducted" 10% of her medal bonus, bonus money and "dark areas" in the national gymnastics team.

In particular, the leaders of the Department of Sports and Physical Training also encouraged athlete Pham Nhu Phuong to change her decision to retire and return to training to contribute to national sports.

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