A COMPLETE BREAKUP
Mr. Park Chung-gun is considered the most successful foreign expert in Vietnamese sports, having made great contributions to helping the shooting team achieve resounding results in international competitions. Under his guidance, shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh won 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal at the Rio Olympics (2016); Pham Quang Huy won a gold medal at the 19th ASIAD (2023); Trinh Thu Vinh won a gold medal at the Asian Shooting Championship, and fourth place at the Paris Olympics (2024). After his contract with the Department of Sports and Physical Training expired, Mr. Park Chung-gun received an offer to extend his contract. However, due to family reasons, the Korean expert decided not to continue working with Vietnamese sports.
Expert Park Chung-gun (4th from right) received special honor
Expert Park Chung-gun received a full farewell at the ceremony organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Department of Sports and Physical Training and the Vietnam Shooting Federation. Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Training Dang Ha Viet shared that Mr. Park has contributed to the success of Vietnamese shooting in particular and Vietnamese sports in general with his hard work and dedication for nearly 10 years. Meanwhile, the Vietnam Shooting Federation emphasized that it always recognizes and highly appreciates the contributions of expert Park Chung-gun. The excellent achievement with the Olympic gold medal of shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh as well as the maturity of shooters such as Trinh Thu Vinh, Pham Quang Huy... have greatly contributed to the coaching efforts of expert Park. His working style, simplicity and sincerity in life are also a shining example for coaches and athletes of Vietnamese shooting.
In response, Mr. Park Chung-gun said: "Over the past 10 years, while working here, I have always considered Vietnam as my second homeland. I have experienced both success and failure. But in the end, those are all beautiful memories. I always think that the Vietnamese shooting team will be even more successful, instead of stopping at the achievements of the past time. I hope that Vietnamese shooting will invite more talented and excellent experts than me so that the shooters can win gold medals at the ASIAD and the Olympics. I hope that good teachers will guide Vietnamese shooting to greater milestones of success."
Having wished that if he left, he could also say a complete goodbye to his students and colleagues, Mr. Park Chung-gun was satisfied. The Third Class Labor Medal awarded by the President, along with meaningful gifts, are souvenirs that the Korean expert will bring with him, to remind him of the years when the teacher and students "worked together", overcoming difficulties to reach the top of the continent and the world.
"I will always remember Vietnam with beautiful memories. I wish my students all the best and happiness," Mr. Park Chung-gun confided.
CHALLENGES FOR VIETNAMESE SHOOTING
Vietnamese shooting has improved in the 10 years of Park Chung-gun's coaching, with resounding achievements at the Olympics and ASIAD. This continues to be a key sport of Vietnamese sports, with the goal of finding "gold" at the 33rd SEA Games (2025), the 19th ASIAD (2026) and the Los Angeles Olympics (2028).
However, to continue the success that Mr. Park has achieved is not a simple matter. The Vietnamese shooting team has potential shooters such as Pham Quang Huy, Trinh Thu Vinh (pistol), Le Thi Mong Tuyen (rifle), but needs good experts to guide and mentor the athletes. In the context of shooting powerhouses such as Korea, China, Hungary... investing heavily, Vietnamese shooting cannot stand still.
In addition to utilizing the expertise and experience of veteran and brave shooters such as Hoang Xuan Vinh and Tran Quoc Cuong for the position of head coach, the Department of Sports and Physical Training and the Vietnam Shooting Federation need to find foreign experts to replace Mr. Park. Currently, Vietnam Sports is contacting the World Shooting Federation as well as the Asian Shooting Federation to introduce experts for the group of key contents.
According to a sports leader, Vietnamese shooting needs to make the most of the capacity and experience of domestic and international experts to train both the psychology and techniques of athletes. The progress of Quang Huy and Thu Vinh shows that Vietnamese shooting has potential. However, the distance from potential to glory is a very long road, requiring both teachers and students to make persistent efforts and dedication. Having good experts with modern and advanced training methods is the only way for shooting to continue to become the leading force of Vietnamese sports in the big arena.
From November 8 to 21, the Vietnam Shooting Federation will host the national shooting championship with socialized funding at the National Sports Training Center in Hanoi with shooting and flying disc shooting competitions. Then, from December 4 to 13, the Vietnamese team will participate in the Southeast Asian tournament. This is a platform for Vietnamese shooting to select athletes, verify the capacity of the mainstay generation and find new faces, in order to build plans for the SEA Games and ASIAD.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/loi-nhan-gui-xuc-dong-cua-ong-park-chung-gun-185241008221413983.htm
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