Won top 1 athlete of the year

Shooter Trinh Thu Vinh has a very high score.

With a fourth-place finish in the women's 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics, athlete Trinh Thu Vinh surpassed many candidates to win the title of Athlete of the Year.

The titles of "National Outstanding Athlete", "National Outstanding Sports Team", "National Outstanding Coach", "National Outstanding Sports Athlete for People with Disabilities", "National Outstanding Sports Coach for People with Disabilities" are noble awards of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Department of Physical Training and Sports, the Vietnam Olympic Committee and the Vietnam Paralympic Committee given to athletes and coaches with outstanding achievements voted by sports journalists nationwide every year.

Trinh Thu Vinh was honored

To win this noble title, Trinh Thu Vinh defeated Tran Quyet Chien (billiard), Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen (volleyball), Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing) or Pham Thi Hue (rowing)...

In 2024, Trinh Thu Vinh competed excellently at the Paris Olympics when she entered the top 4 in the women's 10m air pistol event and the final of the women's 25m sport pistol event. This was a great step forward for the 2000-born shooter who is competing for the CAND team. Thu Vinh also won the gold medal at the Asian Shooting Championship with shooter Pham Quang Huy earlier this year.

In the Outstanding Coach category, Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet of the Vietnam women's volleyball team was once again honored. Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and the Vietnamese women's volleyball team successfully defended the 2024 Challenger Cup championship; won a bronze medal at the FIVB Challenger Cup; a silver medal at the VTV Cup 2024; a silver medal at the Sea V-League 2024; and achieved the achievement of participating in the 2025 World Championship with the 32 best teams.

Admire Tran Quyet Chien's 26-point series, breaking the national record

With the above impressive achievement, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team became the outstanding sports team of the year, surpassing the Vietnamese women's futsal team and the women's 4x400m relay track and field team.

In the category of outstanding athletes and coaches for people with disabilities, coach Le Quang Thai and weightlifter Le Van Cong won, with a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

The award has contributed to praising excellent athletes and coaches with good achievements in domestic and international playgrounds, creating motivation for athletes to improve their political qualities and sports ethics, constantly striving to practice and compete to achieve high achievements in domestic and international sports competitions; contributing to promoting and widely promoting sports activities in society.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/trinh-thu-vinh-danh-bai-tran-quyet-chien-bich-tuyen-gianh-top-1-vdv-tieu-bieu-cua-nam-185241226200257506.htm