Snooker player Tran Quyet Chien and shooter Trinh Thu Vinh were both honored at the 2024 Victory Cup Gala for their outstanding international achievements in 2024.
On the evening of January 10, in Hanoi, the 2024 Victory Cup Gala - an award considered the "Oscar of Vietnamese sports" - honored Trinh Thu Vinh in the category of Female Athlete of the Year.
In her first time participating in the Olympics, the female shooter born in 2000 reached the finals of the 10m and 25m women's air pistol events at the Paris Olympics.
Meanwhile, billiard player Tran Quyet Chien is the owner of the title of Male Athlete of the Year.
Tran Quyet Chien won convincingly in 2024 with the championship at the Bogota World Cup, then won another World Cup title in Veghel. He also won the 2024 World Carom 3-Cushion Team Championship with Bao Phuong Vinh.
In the Young Athlete of the Year category, Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing, Vinh Phuc) was honored with 2 silver medals at the Asian Championship, 3 gold medals at the U23 Asian Championship, 6 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Championship, and a ticket to the Olympics.
National shooting team coach Park Chung-gun (Korea) continued to win the category of Outstanding Foreign Expert of the Year. In 2024, he and his students won 1 gold medal at the Asian Championship, won 1 place and ranked 4th at the Olympics.
The national women's volleyball team continued to reap success in the Team of the Year category with the achievement of winning the continental championship AVC Challenger Cup, third place in the world FIVB Challenger Cup, and qualifying for the 2025 world championship.
In other categories, weightlifter Le Van Cong received the award for Outstanding Disabled Athlete of the Year.
Coach Luu Van Hoan (national canoeing team) won the Coach of the Year award.
The women's 4x400m relay team in athletics, including Quach Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Hang, Nguyen Thi Ngoc, and Hoang Thi Minh Hanh, received the Team of the Year award.
The Lifetime Achievement Award honored Professor Le Van Lam; while the moment Xuan Son scored the first goal for the Vietnamese team received the Image of the Year award.
TB (summary)