HY HOPES TO HAVE A BREAKTHROUGH WITHIN THE YEAR 2025, athletes will be asked
Yesterday (January 13), Mr. Dang Ha Viet, Director of the Department of Sports and Sports, said that up to now, the state budget allocated to the sports industry has been used to pay for benefits such as wages, allowances, training, and competitions. , bonus based on performance, not for Tet bonus. It is expected that this year there will be a decree on Tet bonuses for athletes and coaches.
This is good news for thousands of Vietnamese athletes and sports coaches because they put in a lot of effort and sweat in training and competing, but not everyone has high achievements and is rewarded to have money to spend during Tet. .
A female track and field athlete said that she has been training and competing for more than 10 years, but is out of the top medal competition at the national tournament, so she does not receive rewards based on her performance, and her local salary is also low, so she has to compete in tournaments. movement, open tournament to earn more income to cover life. “Only athletes who are on the state payroll will receive a Tet bonus, but as far as I know, the number of athletes who are on the payroll is very small. Every year when Tet is near, people ask how much bonus they get, I can only laugh. . Some of my colleagues have to sell online to earn extra income as Tet approaches, and some even have to borrow money from friends to send home for their parents to buy for Tet. Looking back, I feel sorry for myself and my colleagues,” this female athlete share.
LIT COMES FROM THE SOURCE OF SOCIALIZATION
Ho Chi Minh City is a leading unit in activities to care for the lives of athletes and coaches, especially during Tet. Mr. Nguyen Nam Nhan, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, said that because there are no state regulations on Tet bonuses for athletes, coaches, and artists, the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City mobilizes sports federations. sports through socialization work to care for athletes and coaches in difficult circumstances.
“We will give Tet gifts to about 130 athletes, coaches, and artists in difficult circumstances. Expenses for care are taken from fundraising events, business mobilization… with the hope that athletes, coaches, and artists will have a warm Tet after a hard year. In addition, some sports federations are encouraged to give compliments and Tet bonuses to athletes and coaches through socialization expenses,” Mr. Nguyen Nam Nhan said.
With the 2024 Paris Paralympic bronze medal, candidate Le Van Cong received a total bonus of 235 million VND, including 50 million VND hot bonus from the Vietnamese disabled sports delegation, 85 million VND bonus according to state regulations, 100 million VND from the governing unit of Ho Chi Minh City. In addition, Le Van Cong was also rewarded by a number of businesses and individuals for his efforts to surpass himself and bring glory to Vietnamese disabled sports in the Paralympic arena.
CEVIL CHAMPION AFF CUP “DRAY”
There is no Tet bonus, but the players of the Vietnamese men’s football team still have a prosperous Tet thanks to the “rain of bonuses” after winning the AFF Cup 2024. According to incomplete statistics, the amount of bonuses the Vietnamese team received more than 40 billion VND. Of which, the Southeast Asian Football Federation awarded 300,000 USD (about 7.6 billion VND), VFF awarded 7.2 billion VND, the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises awarded 5 billion VND, rewarded according to state regulations. more than 1 billion VND (26 players, each player gets 40 million VND)… Many businesses and businessmen also give big bonuses to the team. Depending on the dedication of each member, the team will divide the bonus accordingly. The bonus level will be classified as A, B, C and the person receiving the lowest bonus on the team (not playing a single minute at the AFF Cup) can also receive several hundred million VND.