SEA Games 31: The Vietnamese diving team escaped from having to practice imagination on land
Athletes of the Vietnamese diving team practiced at the Palace Sport Under the water of My Dinh where competitions in this subject will take place.
To prepare for the 31st SEA Games, the diving team has registered a force of 12 members, including 3 coaches and 9 players. Truong Anh Tai is the head coach of the national diving team.
Although it was a bit difficult because the team did not have enough facilities to practice, they had to practice on land. Besides, last time there were no tournaments for athletes to rub before competing in SEA Games 31. However, overcoming the difficulties, the whole team still enthusiastically practiced on the first day of practice. at the Water Sports Palace where will be the venue for the competition of water sports.
The practice and competition area of diving athletes at the Water Sports Palace Progress beans |
Mr. Truong Anh Tai, head coach of the national diving team and coach Hoang Thanh Tra, who won gold in the women’s 3m doubles softball at the 2003 SEA Games held in Vietnam (with Mai Thi Hai Yen) watched the team. Player Nguyen Tung Duong practices Progress beans |
The 31st SEA Games diving sport has 8 events, taking place from 8-11 May 2022 at My Dinh Water Sports Palace (Hanoi). This is one of the first sports competitions at this SEA Games. Progress beans |
The Vietnamese diving team only aims to win a medal in this subject because the level gap with other countries is quite far. In SEA Games 30, diving with 6 countries participating and only 4 events: 3m softball singles – men’s doubles, 3m soft bridge singles – women’s doubles and Malaysia won all 4 gold medals (with 2 silvers). Vietnam ranked 4th in the whole team with 1 bronze medal, behind Singapore (1 silver, 2 bronze) and Thailand (1 silver, 1 bronze). Progress beans |
Athlete Ngo Phuong Mai, who unexpectedly won a bronze medal in the women’s 3m soft bridge jump at the 30th SEA Games at the end of 2019 in the Philippines. Progress beans |
Phuong Mai said she aims to get the best performance in this SEA Games and to do this, Mai needs to overcome heavyweights from Malaysia and Singapore, who Mai thinks will be the best. Her biggest rival Progress beans |
Player Nguyen Tung Duong, 4th place in the men’s 3m soft jump at SEA Games 30, will return to compete at SEA Games 31. Duong shared that today’s training session is very new, so it takes time to get used to it. Besides, being able to practice at the competition venue is very important to get used to the feeling of competition. Progress beans |
Before that, the practice of the Vietnamese diving team encountered many difficulties and had to practice dry. Coach Hoang Thanh Tra previously expressed: “Dry training, so both the coach and the athlete practice in the … imaginary style. For diving athletes, familiarity with the venue and competition equipment is very important. Because you have to have real experiences with soft bridges and soft boards, try its hardness – softness”. Progress beans |
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