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Vietnamese athletics at SEA Games 31: “Golden cow” is back

From the milky mother back to the long jump

Vietnamese athletics at SEA Games 31: The Golden Bull is back - Photo 1.

Bui Thi Thu Thao returns at the national athletics championship 2021 (Photo: Thanh Xuan)

At SEA Games 30, Thu Thao did not attend due to injury and personal reasons. When you see the achievements that your teammates have achieved, how do you feel?

Bui Thi Thu Thao: In 2019 I was injured and didn’t attend the 30th SEA Games, I thought a lot, I didn’t compete and gave up my seat to the young, I also hope they will be rubbed and achieve high results. After giving birth, I also want to return to practice to see if my performance is better than the children’s, then I will practice again.

How does Thu Thao feel when becoming a mother, were you surprised in the first few days?

Actually, when I had a baby, I was very happy, it was also my motivation to work hard for the future. But I was also surprised, because I was used to practicing every day. However, I am very fortunate because my grandmother and everyone also help me a lot. I don’t know if my child will grow up to have the same qualities as me, if later sports develop and he likes it, I will let him follow the job he wants.

After having a quiet time to take care of the family, what is the strongest time and reason for “Golden cow Thao” to officially return to long jump?

Seeing that the children compete still have not achieved high results, many athletes still perform well after giving birth. That’s what motivates me to come back. When I went back to my husband and loved ones who encouraged me, there were also people who advised me to stop, but the final decision was myself.

After giving birth, her health will also be much weaker, does Thao have many difficulties during exercise?

The first days of returning to training after 3 years I was like an athlete who had just started training from the beginning, no more strength, no more everything. I only know how to try gradually, practice with the children, so I have to try harder. Many times, I am very tired, also very depressed. But thinking about my kids motivates me to keep trying, after a while it gets better.

Vietnamese athletics at the 31st SEA Games: The Golden Bull is back - Photo 2.

Difficulties coming back (Photo: Son Tung)

Wishing to win the 31st SEA Games gold medal to have money for her daughter to travel

It seems that every SEA Games Thu Thao is not lucky, how is Thao’s current injury?

Injury is not what any athlete wants, for Thao now, she has to try to do the fastest way to be able to attend the 31st SEA Games. When the injury hurt, I would like to take a few days off, help before returning to practice. The break from training affects my fitness a lot, I’m trying to get back to my best performance at the right time for the SEA Games.

Thu Thao’s latest achievement is 6m27 at the national championship in 2021, this achievement is lower than the number achieved by the 30th SEA Games gold medalist. Do you aim to surpass your opponent?

My goal at SEA Games 31 is to try my best to surpass my achievements at the national championship. After giving birth I could only dance like that so I just wanted to surpass myself. I don’t want to put too much pressure, so that I can have the most comfortable spirit, maybe the SEA Games will achieve higher results than I want.

If she achieves the achievement of bringing home the gold medal, what is Thao’s biggest wish?

In fact, I also want the best for my child. There were a lot of medals before, but I also hope to have medals now to give to my children.

In fact, everyone knows that athletes have very low salaries, the money to support children is all due to their husbands, how can my monthly money be enough to support children. I try to win medals, there are new medals with bonuses, I will take my daughter and family on a trip.

Regrets…

My condolences to Thao because not long ago Thao’s father passed away, on her personal page Thao shared: “father is the only one crying for me”. Can you share a little bit about this?

I didn’t do sports on the first day, but my father was the one who guided me to practice, when I went to practice, I ran away to work part-time, because of that, he cried a lot. Because my family is poor, my father is sick, so he only wants me to practice, achieve success in food and shelter, he is always afraid that my parents will not be able to raise me like you. Every time I come home, my father cries and encourages me to pursue this work.

In the last days of her father’s life, Thao still had to practice to prepare for the 31st SEA Games. Does Thao have any regrets that have not been done with her father?

I am very sorry when my father died I was not with him, when I returned he was unconscious and did not know who I was. I was sad because I couldn’t say goodbye when my dad left. To this day I still can’t believe my dad is gone, I always thought he was alive and at home.

For me, my father is so wonderful, even with 2 older brothers, but he loves me the most in the family. The two brothers did not have money to buy books, but my parents still paid for me to live at the center. My father is the one who guided me to sports and always watched over me on the past journey. I believe that even though my father is no more, he will always support and support me on the way forward.

Bui Thi Thu Thao was born on April 29, 1992 in Ba Vi, Hanoi. She is the outstanding female long jumper of Vietnamese athletics, having won gold at the Asian Games.

Achievements of Bui Thi Thu Thao:

– 1 silver medal at ASIAD Incheon 2014

– 1 gold medal at the 2016 Asian Beach Games

– 1 gold medal at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships

– 1 gold medal at SEA Games 2017

– 1 gold medal at the 2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

– 1 gold medal at ASIAD Jakarta Palembang 2018

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