Nguyen Duc Tuan reveals the reason for withdrawing from the national table tennis team

Continuous injuries have greatly affected the performance of Vietnam's top tennis player.

The decision to withdraw from the national table tennis team by one of Vietnam's top players today is news that has surprised fans.

After returning from the 41st National Table Tennis Championship of Nhan Dan Newspaper in Quang Ninh, famous table tennis player Nguyen Duc Tuan from Hai Duong confirmed that he had withdrawn from the national table tennis team. The reason he gave was that he wanted to have time to focus on his family. Nguyen Duc Tuan and his wife now have a cute baby boy. The image of the happy little family has appeared many times on this player's personal page.

However, wanting to spend time with his family may be just one of the reasons given by this player. Fans who follow Nguyen Duc Tuan know that injuries have haunted this player for a long time and directly affected his performance. In the tournaments that took place after the 31st SEA Games - the event where Nguyen Duc Tuan won the only gold medal for Vietnamese table tennis, he did not perform well, having to stop the match many times due to injury.

The reason Nguyen Duc Tuan gave for withdrawing from the national team was that he wanted to spend time with his family. Photo: FBNV

Most recently, in the final match of the 41st National Table Tennis Championship of Nhan Dan Newspaper, although experts assessed that he had a high chance of winning the gold medal, leading the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City alliance with a score of 2-1, he suddenly collapsed on the field and had to be intervened by a doctor. After returning to the competition, Nguyen Duc Tuan still appeared to be in pain and lost regrettably.

It is known that after this tournament, Nguyen Duc Tuan is still injured. The time when he will return to the national team is still unknown.

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