Anh Vien and Vietnamese sports stars who did not attend the 31st SEA Games regretted it

(Sports news) Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, Thach Kim Tuan or Vuong Thi Huyen regret not attending the 31st SEA Games this year at home, even though they are capable of competing for medals.

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (swimming)

At the end of 2021, the General Department of Physical Education and Sports decided to accept the application to withdraw from the national team and not compete at the 31st SEA Games. Nguyen Thi Anh Vien. The decision of the 25-year-old Can Tho fisherman is said that she wants to withdraw because of the pressure of achievement for a long time, including unsuccessfully competing at the Tokyo Olympics 2021.

Anh Vien confirmed that she will not attend the SEA Games despite shining in the national tournament

Anh Vien expressed her desire to spend more time in her personal life as well as complete her study program at Ho Chi Minh City University of Sport and Sports after many years of dedication to the national team.

As a living monument at the SEA Games with 25 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 2 bronze medals, Anh Vien’s absence at the 2022 Southeast Asian Games is considered a great loss for the country’s sports because her achievement index is still high. enough to compete for medals at SEA Games 31.

The regret increased when at the last 25m 2022 national swimming championship in Hue, Anh Vien continued to show a superior level with 21 gold medals. However, right after the tournament ended, the 25-year-old fisherman once again posted to confirm that he would not attend the 31st SEA Games.

Thach Kim Tuan

With the criteria for selecting athletes to attend the SEA Games based on the 2021 national championship of the Vietnam Weightlifting Federation, the famous election Thach Kim Tuan sadly lost the SEA Games slot to two colleagues, Nguyen Ngoc Trung (national medal) and Ngo Son Dinh (national silver medal) in the 61 kg weight category.

Thach Kim Tuan sadly lost his place to attend the SEA Games

Because after struggling to attend the Tokyo 2021 Olympics in July last year, Kim Tuan had to focus on treating his shoulder injury as well as not having enough time to prepare for the 2021 national championship that had just been infected. Ironically, this tournament was originally scheduled to be postponed, but then it was suddenly organized, making the HCMC people unable to prepare.

Having won the 2010 Youth Olympic gold medal, twice won the 2014 and 2017 world gold medal, the 2017 Asian champion, the 2017 SEA Games gold medal, and was in the top spot in the world in his weight class, the fact that Thach Kim Tuan could not attend the SEA Games It is a great regret for this individual athlete as well as for Vietnamese weightlifting fans.

Vuong Thi Huyen

Also with the goal of choosing a place to attend the SEA Games through the 2021 National Championship, the reigning SEA Games 45kg champion Vuong Thi Huyen also sadly said goodbye to this year’s SEA Games.

Vuong Thi Huyen missed the opportunity to defend the SEA Games gold medal

Because, the 29-year-old candidate did not compete successfully in the national tournament last year, thereby losing the opportunity to defend the gold medal. The person who has a place in this weight class is Khong My Phuong (HCMC), a 22-year-old athlete who spectacularly overcame her senior to become the champion in last year’s tournament.