With her outstanding achievements in 2014, swimmer Nguyen Thi AnhVien has become Vietnam’s Best Athlete of the Year with 1,077 votes,announced the award organisation board on December 31.
This is the second year in a row the 18-year-old swimmer has won thetitle. This year she brought home a bronze in the women's 400m medley atASIAD 17 in Incheon, becoming the first swimmer of Vietnam to win amedal at the Asian Games. The Can Tho province-born athlete was alsoranked amongst the world's top 10 swimmers at this event.
In addition, Vien won a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games inChina, and nine gold, four silver and three bronze medals at the ASEANSwimming Championships. The talented athlete also swept the nationalcompetition with 18 golds and 14 records after winning a berth in theRio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics.
Second on the list ofAthletes of the Year was shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh with 975 votes,followed by weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan with 944 votes. The voting sawthe participation of 115 reporters from 50 media agencies.
Meanwhile, the Best Coach of the Year title went to weightliftingcoach Huynh Huu Chi who trained weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan. Vien’strainee, Dang Anh Tuan, came second, followed by shooter coach NguyenThi Nhung.
At the same time, swimmer Vo Thanh Tungfrom Ho Chi Minh City became the Best Para-Athlete of the Year, whilehis trainee Dong Quoc Cuong also won Best Coach title.-VNA
This is the second year in a row the 18-year-old swimmer has won thetitle. This year she brought home a bronze in the women's 400m medley atASIAD 17 in Incheon, becoming the first swimmer of Vietnam to win amedal at the Asian Games. The Can Tho province-born athlete was alsoranked amongst the world's top 10 swimmers at this event.
In addition, Vien won a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games inChina, and nine gold, four silver and three bronze medals at the ASEANSwimming Championships. The talented athlete also swept the nationalcompetition with 18 golds and 14 records after winning a berth in theRio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics.
Second on the list ofAthletes of the Year was shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh with 975 votes,followed by weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan with 944 votes. The voting sawthe participation of 115 reporters from 50 media agencies.
Meanwhile, the Best Coach of the Year title went to weightliftingcoach Huynh Huu Chi who trained weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan. Vien’strainee, Dang Anh Tuan, came second, followed by shooter coach NguyenThi Nhung.
At the same time, swimmer Vo Thanh Tungfrom Ho Chi Minh City became the Best Para-Athlete of the Year, whilehis trainee Dong Quoc Cuong also won Best Coach title.-VNA
