Table tennis leader resigns

Mr. Phan Anh Tuan has resigned from his position as head of table tennis at the Department of Sports and Physical Training. A leader of the Department of Sports and Physical Training confirmed this information.

" Mr. Phan Anh Tuan has resigned from the management of table tennis at the Department of High Performance Sports II. Mr. Anh Tuan accepts responsibility for the recent incident of the youth table tennis team. Due to being busy with many tasks at the federation, he was not closely involved in management, leading to mistakes, " said the leader of the Department of Sports and Physical Training.

Before the incident with the national youth table tennis team, Mr. Phan Anh Tuan was in charge of table tennis at the Department of Sports and Physical Training, and also held the position of General Secretary of the Vietnam Table Tennis Federation.

On October 2, social media went viral with images of a meal that was said to cost 800,000 VND for 8 young athletes. Public opinion was outraged when the meal only had 4-5 basic dishes, not commensurate with the amount of money mentioned above. In addition, the breakfast, which was set at 100,000 VND, only had a handful of sticky rice and a bottle of soft drink.

Mr. Phan Anh Tuan resigned from his position in charge of table tennis at the Department of Sports and Physical Training.

In addition, the team's coach, Bui Xuan Ha, is said to have collected money from the athletes. Each person had to pay a different amount to the head coach. This collection of money is not included in the rules and regulations. In meetings from the afternoon of October 3, the Department of Sports and Physical Training recorded reports from the team and related parties, continuing to verify and clarify the matter.

After receiving the feedback, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism stepped in and directed the Department of Sports and Physical Training to coordinate with relevant units to clarify the matter. The Department of Sports and Physical Training terminated the training of the team's coaching staff and brought the team back to the National Sports Training Center in Hanoi.

According to Coach Bui Xuan Ha, he kept the money for 3 athletes on the team because they were orphans and had been scammed online, so he asked them to give it to the head coach. Knowing this information, the Department of Sports and Physical Training requested Mr. Bui Xuan Ha to return all the money to the athletes.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also requested relevant units to clarify responsibilities. If there are any violations, they must be strictly handled to improve the quality of training.

" High Performance Sports Department 2 is completing the report before submitting it to the leaders of the Department of Sports and Physical Training on October 15 ," said the department's leader.

Hoai Duong

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