Coach Kim Sang-sik and goalkeeper Dinh Trieu presented important awards at the Victory Cup

What talents does the Victory Cup honor?

2024 is a brilliant year for both Trinh Thu Vinh and Tran Quyet Chien. For the female shooter, in her first Olympic appearance, she was very close to an Olympic medal, but a bit of luck and lack of experience caused her to regrettably miss out on the bronze medal. However, with what she has accomplished at the age of 24, Thu Vinh’s future is very bright.

As for Tran Quyet Chien, 2024 is the year that marks one glory after another for the number 1 player in Vietnam. He has won 2 World Cup carom billiards championships and 1 world team championship with Bao Phuong Vinh. In addition, he also finished second in the list of the best western players 2024 organized by the World Carom Federation (UMB). The successes of Tran Quyet Chien in particular and other Vietnamese players in general have brought the name of Vietnamese billiards to new heights in the world map of this sport.

This year, football individuals continue to be absent from the Victory Cup even though at the end of 2024 and early 2025, the Vietnamese men’s football team caused a “fever” with the 2024 AFF Cup championship.

List of specific awards of the 2024 Victory Cup:

• Female Athlete of the Year: Trinh Thu Vinh (shooter, People’s Public Security unit) with the achievement of winning gold medal in the 10m mixed air pistol event at the Asian Championship, 4th place at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
• Male Athlete of the Year: Tran Quyet Chien (3-band carom billiards, Ho Chi Minh City unit) with the achievement of winning World Cup Bogota and World Cup Veghel 2024, world team championship 2024.
• Young athlete of the year: Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing, Vinh Phuc unit) with achievements of 2 silver medals at the Asian Championship, 3 gold medals at the U.23 Asian Championship, 6 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Championship, winning a place at the Olympics. Vietnamese team goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu awarded Nguyen Thi Huong this title at the 2024 Victory Cup Gala.

• Outstanding disabled athlete of the year: Le Van Cong (weightlifting, Ho Chi Minh City unit) with the 2024 Paralympic bronze medal in the 49kg class.
• Coach of the year: Coach Luu Van Hoan (Canoeing National Team Coach) coached and directed his students to win 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal at the Asian Championship, 6 gold medals at the Asian Youth and U.23 Championships, and won 1 Olympic spot.

• Outstanding foreign expert of the year: Mr. Park Chung-gun (Korea, national shooting team) coached and directed his students to win 1 gold medal at the Asian Championship, winning 1 spot and ranking 4th at the Olympics. Vietnam team coach Kim Sang-sik awarded this special title to his talented compatriot.

• Team of the year: National women’s indoor volleyball team with the achievement of winning the AVC Challenger Cup continental championship, winning third place at the FIVB Challanger Cup world tournament, and winning a place to compete in the 2025 World Championship.

• Teammate of the year: Women’s 4×400 m athletics relay team (Quach Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Hang, Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Hoang Thi Minh Hanh) won 1 gold medal at the Asian Relay Championship.

• Lifetime dedication achievement: Professor Le Van Lam, the first professor of Vietnam’s sports industry, Former Principal of Bac Ninh University of Sports and Sports, Former Director of the Institute of Sports Science.

• Image of the year: The image of the Vietnam national football team exploded after player Nguyen Xuan Son scored in the match against Myanmar at the AFF Cup 2024.