Like Adolescent announced, on December 23, 2024, Sports Training and Competition Center Vinh Phuc (the training place of the “golden girl” Nguyen Thi Huongsailing) has issued a notice on the temporary suspension of regular training of sports teams from December 24, 2024, “based on the request of the sports teams and the actual situation that has not yet been determined.” Providing nutrition for regular training for coaches and athletes. The announcement clearly states that sports teams will practice regularly until they are granted regular funding in 2024.
What does Vinh Phuc Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism report?
It is known that also on December 23, 2024, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vinh Phuc reported the situation to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and leaders of the Provincial People’s Committee, on nutritional support for coaches and athletes during this period. regular exercise time.
Nguyen Thi Huong (right) and Pham Thi Hue each won two spots at the 2024 Paris Olympics
In the situation report of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vinh Phuc, there is a paragraph stating: “…a number of the province’s mechanisms and policies have expired or been abolished, so there is not enough legal basis for implementation.” Funding and spending to support nutritional regimes for coaches and athletes during regular training, therefore from the beginning of 2024 until now, Vinh Phuc province’s regular training nutritional regime for 2024 has not been granted. (year Only 2024 will be granted funding to ensure nutrition for athletes and coaches during competition training according to the provisions of Circular No. 86/2020/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance); salary regime and training support Training and participation in social insurance are currently not available. In recent years, support for high-achieving coaches and athletes has tended to decrease year by year and period by period.
Also according to the above report, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vinh Phuc also proposed: “From the beginning of 2024 until now, the leaders of the Provincial Sports Training and Competition Center have had to borrow money and at the same time mobilize the heads of The sports department and staff have borrowed funds to maintain the kitchen to ensure the health of coaches and athletes during practice. Up to now, the center’s leaders and staff have taken out the loan , the handling difficulties involved Nutrition in regular training for coaches and athletes in 2024 is a reality that needs to be addressed, to avoid unwanted problems, create negative public opinion, and affect reputation and position. position of Vinh Phuc province. Currently, a number of key athletes in the province have asked to leave training and competition to transfer to another unit to enjoy higher remuneration than Vinh Phuc; this affects the preparation of the force Participate in sports achievement tournaments high according to the central system; will not ensure the medal target as directed by the Provincial Party Committee and People’s Committee at the 10th National Sports Festival taking place in 2026”.
Nguyen Thi Huong’s management unit “called for help”
In the document, Nguyen Thi Huong’s managing unit stated: “From the above practical situation, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vinh Phuc respectfully requests that the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the People’s Council and the Provincial People’s Committee consider Directing Center to have a plan for financial support related to specific nutrition for coaches and athletes of the provincial high-performance sports team who are physically present during regular training sessions at the Training Center. Sports training and competition conscious.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism respectfully reports and requests that the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the People’s Council and the Provincial People’s Committee allow the continued completion of the draft Resolution of the Provincial People’s Council stipulating a number of specific development policies. develop physical education and sports in Vinh Phuc province for the period 2025-2030 as soon as possible (only includes minimum policies that have been agreed upon by participating departments and branches; the Provincial People’s Committee conference approved at session in July 2024, specifically: specific nutritional support for coaches and athletes; bonuses for coaches and athletes; support for mass sports) and will urgently report to the Provincial People’s Council at the nearest meeting. .
In related developments, the talented face of Vietnamese sports, athlete Nguyen Thi Huong has written a request to quit practicing sailing in Vinh Phuc province from January 1, 2025. In her application for leave from training, the girl born in 2001 expressed: “I started training and became a rowing athlete in Vinh Phuc province in August 2016. Over the past 9 years, I have constantly tried, strived, and overcome all difficulties and hardships, efforts in training and dedication to sports in Vinh Phuc province to win many noble medals at international and domestic tournaments, bringing glory to the Vietnamese Fatherland as well as Vinh province. In particular, I am honored to win a ticket to officially attend the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
However, in 3 years (from 2022 to 2024), I personally have not received the medal prize money for domestic tournaments and the nutritional support money for 2024. Now I am also older and due to circumstances. family, I am writing this application to ask for a leave of absence from training as an athlete at Vinh Phuc province’s boat racing. We hope that the Board of Directors of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vinh Phuc province and the Board of Directors of the Center for Sports Training and Competition of Vinh Phuc province will create conditions for you to take a break from training from January 1, 2025 according to the wishes of your family and me personally”.
