Thanh Nien Newspaper's source confirmed that expert Park Chung-gun of the Vietnam shooting team decided not to negotiate a contract extension with the Department of Sports and Physical Training. Initially, the two sides planned to have negotiations on September 24. However, after a period of consideration and thinking, Mr. Park decided not to accompany Vietnamese sports due to family reasons.
There will be no contract extension negotiations, meaning Mr. Park Chung-gun will say goodbye to the Vietnamese shooting team after more than 10 years of association.
Expert Park Chung-gun decides to refuse contract extension negotiations
Mr. Park once shared: "I think it is unreasonable to assign me the target of winning the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal. Winning the Olympic gold medal is very difficult, no one dares to commit to that target.
I am only in charge of a part of the athletes in the Vietnam shooting team (air pistol), so it is not right for them to give me the medal target for the entire shooting team. For example, in the rifle event, even if we have world-class experts here, there is no guarantee of success with the current quality of athletes. Meanwhile, finding a source of athletes for the Vietnam shooting team is not my task," Mr. Park confided to Thanh Nien Newspaper.
According to the Korean expert, he never asked for a high salary, nor did he let anyone doubt his ability. Mr. Park Chung-gun affirmed that he only wanted to work in an "honest and sincere" environment, to be given favorable working conditions and to receive respect from those who worked with him.
The 19th ASIAD gold medal is one of Mr. Park's last marks on Vietnamese shooting.
"I wouldn't necessarily stick with this job if I didn't feel respected. I don't do it for the money. My principle is to work honestly and sincerely, no one is an exception. Recently, I saw an athlete not being serious when preparing for a big tournament and I had to give direct advice. For me, only hard-working and dedicated athletes are given opportunities.
"As for those who doubt my ability or expertise, they should ask themselves if they have ever been an athlete, even for just one day. If they have never been an athlete, they will not understand the thoughts of an athlete," Mr. Park Chung-gun affirmed.
Mr. Park Chung-gun is one of the foreign experts who has been with Vietnamese sports the longest. The Korean expert has been with the shooting team for a decade, leaving his mark on the 2 Olympic medals at Rio 2016 (1 gold, 1 silver) of shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh, and the gold medal at the 19th Asian Games of Pham Quang Huy in Hangzhou, China.
Or most recently, shooter Trinh Thu Vinh, under his coaching, reached the top 4 in the women's 10m air pistol event and the finals in the women's 25m air pistol event. Thu Vinh is one of the very few shooters at the Olympics to reach the finals of both these difficult events. She also surpassed many good shooters from Korea and China thanks to her convincing performance, only lacking a bit of luck to touch the medal.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/moi-duyen-cua-chuyen-gia-park-chung-gun-voi-ban-sung-viet-nam-da-khep-lai-185240922132753591.htm
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