Athlete's case of "dark areas" in the national gymnastics team: Department of Sports and Physical Training criticized for slow reporting

As for the series of investigative articles by Dan Tri about the case of gymnast Pham Nhu Phuong denouncing that she and many other athletes had to pay 10% of their medal bonus, 50% of their bonus to their coach, not practicing on Sunday but still receiving wages, as well as speaking out about the "dark areas" in the national gymnastics team, as of February 1, the Department of Physical Education and Sports has not yet had a preliminary conclusion report despite more than two weeks of verification.

Previously, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism had directed the Department of Sports and Physical Training to review and verify the incident reported by Dan Tri newspaper and report back to the Ministry no later than January 25. However, up to today (February 1), the Department of Sports and Physical Training has not been able to report and explain the incident within the deadline set by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vụ VĐV tố vùng tối ở đội tuyển TDDC: Cục TDTT bị phê bình vì chậm báo cáo - 1 — Athlete Pham Nhu Phuong denounced the "dark areas" in the national gymnastics team, but the Department of Sports and Physical Training has yet to reach a conclusion on the case at this time (February 1) (Photo: Manh Quan).

At a media meeting on the morning of February 1, answering a Dan Tri reporter about the reason for the delay in reporting to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Director of the Department of Physical Training and Sports Dang Ha Viet affirmed that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism had sent a document reminding and criticizing the Department of Physical Training and Sports for the delay in reporting the incident at the gymnastics team.

"The deadline for the report assigned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to the Department of Sports and Physical Training is January 25, but we have not yet been able to send an explanation and have received a written reminder and criticism. We accept the criticism and ask to postpone the report, because this is a very complicated case, involving many people and many units.

Especially regarding the national gymnastics team not practicing but still receiving pay for days off, we have to carefully review the case for 3 years to clarify whether athletes practice or not, what purpose the fund is set up for, we have to clearly identify the professional department.

The issue of athletes and coaches receiving money without training, and the Hanoi National Sports Training Center still paying wages for days off is a very big and dangerous issue because it involves the law, so we need more time to verify thoroughly and carefully compare the records.

Our professional departments have been working overtime these past few days, many people have been working until 9pm, but today it is still not finished, because this incident cannot be hastily concluded," said Mr. Dang Ha Viet.

Mr. Dang Ha Viet also emphasized: "With this incident, if those involved have committed violations, we will handle it strictly to ensure deterrence, so that sports become increasingly cleaner, so that everyone can see and admire the athletes and coaches who are always role models and motivation for the development of our country's sports."

Dan Tri will continue to inform readers about the incident!

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