FOOTBALL HAS ONLY 2 REPRESENTATIVES
In its 8th year, the Victory Cup this year still maintains 11 categories, including: male athlete of the year; female athlete of the year; young athlete of the year; coach of the year; team of the year; most favorite athlete; outstanding disabled sports athlete of the year; impressive sports images and moments of the year; lifetime achievement award and outstanding foreign expert of the year. However, the nomination categories mostly lack factors from football. The king sport only contributed 2 nominations, both in women's football at the club level. They are coach Doan Thi Kim Chi for the coach of the year category, and the women's football team Ho Chi Minh City I for the team of the year title.
Coach Doan Thi Kim Chi is the only individual in the football field to date nominated for the 2024 Victory Cup.
The absence of national teams, clubs, and football stars in the nomination list for male athletes, female athletes, and experts is understandable. Vietnamese football is having a lackluster 2024. At the national level, the Vietnamese team stopped at the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, winning only 1 of the last 12 matches. Nam Dinh Club won the V-League thanks to the brilliance of foreign players rather than relying on domestic pillars. The Vietnamese women's team has no official tournament this year.
However, Vietnamese football still has a chance to "turn the tide". From December 9, the Vietnamese team will participate in the AFF Cup 2024. Former Deputy Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Training Tran Duc Phan, Chairman of the Victory Cup Voting Council, affirmed: "The nomination list for the best titles of the year can still change. If the Vietnamese team plays well at the AFF Cup 2024, we will use it as a basis to add deserving collectives and individuals to the nomination list to ensure fairness, so that the vote gathers the most worthy names of Vietnamese sports".
G RACE FIGHTINGLY
In the nomination for the female athlete of the year category, Trinh Thu Vinh is a strong candidate. The shooter born in 2000 ranked fourth at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's 10m air pistol event, and also reached the final of the women's 25m air pistol event. Although she did not win a medal, Thu Vinh's achievement is still noteworthy in her first appearance at the Olympics.
The title of male athlete of the year is more difficult to predict, as candidates such as Tran Quyet Chien (billiards), Nguyen Van Khanh Phong (gymnastics), Lai Gia Thanh (weightlifting), Le Tuan Minh (chess)... all have their own strengths. However, with two championships in the Bogota World Cup and the Veghel World Cup 2024, along with the 2024 world team championship, player Tran Quyet Chien has a clear advantage.
Trinh Thu Vinh becomes a strong candidate for the category of female athlete of the year.
The title of Young Athlete of the Year is a competition between 8 athletes, including Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing) with 1 Asian silver medal, 3 Asian U.23 gold medals, along with Vo Thi My Tien - the swimmer who dominates the domestic swimming with 9 National Championship gold medals, 7 National Championship 25m gold medals, 1 Asian Age Group Championship gold medal, predicted to create an interesting "two-horse" race.
With the title of best athlete with disabilities, weightlifter Le Van Cong has an advantage over four other candidates thanks to his Paralympic bronze medal. For the title of Coach of the Year, coach Doan Thi Kim Chi of Ho Chi Minh City women's team will compete with Nguyen Tuan Kiet (women's volleyball), Le Quang Thai (weightlifting for the disabled), Luu Van Hoan (canoeing) or Nguyen Thi Bac (athletics). As for the title of best foreign expert, Mr. Park Chung-gun (shooting) will not have an easy time defending his "throne" when he has to compete with his compatriot Park Chae-soon (archery), Siyana Bozhilova (aerobics) and Daniela Samuilova Kerkelova (weightlifting).
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cup-chien-thang-vi-sao-bong-da-van-o-che-do-cho-185241111234355717.htm
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