Untie the knot before the 31st SEA Games

Enough obstacles

Exactly 1 day ago, the Central and Highlands Construction Investment Project Management Board (the unit assigned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to be the investor of the project of upgrading, repairing and replacing facilities, equipment and construction items at the National Sports Complex’s Aquatic Palace) tears of joy when receiving the official letter from the partner, announcing that Omega electronic devices for swimming and diving will be available. present in Vietnam on April 25.

Technical expert installs electronic equipment for athletics at My Dinh Stadium Hoang Quan

The content of the dispatch is “thrilling” because it describes in great detail about the entire roadway through which obstacles and difficulties are encountered, and why it becomes complicated. As a reminder, Omega’s equipment was shipped to Vietnam through Hunan Technology Co., Ltd.China) – the exclusive agent authorized by Omega to import goods from Switzerland. The shipment was transferred to Baiyun airport, China on January 26. However, there are many reasons why goods move to Vietnam slowly, such as the impact of the epidemic (all stages related to entry are blocked), or because of the Lunar New Year holiday, so Bach Van airport customs does not work. . In addition to some other objective difficulties, for nearly 3 months, the equipment could not be cleared, so the contractor as well as the investor had to ask the relevant agencies for support. Sports industry and the Organizing Committee sea ​​Games like “sitting on fire” because the convention was so close. Without electronic equipment, swimming and diving cannot be organized.

We breathed a sigh of relief when we received information that the device was successfully cleared after a long time of being “frozen” because the global supply chain was broken due to the epidemic. But there is also a worrying problem because the time is very urgent, and it is necessary to have a team of skilled workers to operate the new machinery immediately.

Grandfather Nguyen Manh HungGeneral Secretary of Vietnam Athletics Federation

On April 14, the Trade Office of the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing (China) emailed an official dispatch to the Chinese customs asking for help. On April 20, the goods were cleared and scheduled to fly from China to transit to Korea and then return to Noi Bai airport (Hanoi) on April 25. For electronic devices that contain batteries and command guns that cannot be transported by air, they must be transported by road through Huu Nghi border gate and on April 26, they will be taken directly to the Water Sports Palace. At Hanoi. If there are no other problems, package 13, procurement of equipment for swimming and diving for competition, will be completed by the following specific schedule: From April 25 to 29, after equipment is brought to the site to be installed and Technology transfer, run the competition software, run the electronic system. The Water Sports Palace’s swimming pool has been supplied with water and is undergoing chemical treatment. Swimming team Vietnam has just returned from a training trip in Hungary and will have its first training session here on the morning of April 25.

Why delay?

In athletics, on April 23, the contractor and technical expert of AGLE electronics company began to install equipment at My Dinh Stadium – the work was supposed to be done from March but also due to Covid-19 but the goods are slow to clear customs. Fortunately, the device arrived in time before the 31st SEA Games.

But there are still worries, according to Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, General Secretary of the Federation Vietnamese athletics (VAF): “We were relieved when we received information that the device was successfully cleared after a long time of being “frozen” because the global supply chain was disrupted due to the epidemic. But there is also a problem to worry about because the time is very urgent, and it is necessary to have a very knowledgeable team to operate the new machinery immediately. It usually takes a few months to get used to it before it can run well. The training is being carried out by AGLE experts right during the installation”.

According to Mr. Hung, VAF has mobilized the best electronic referees from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi and hopes that the Vietnamese referees will complete their tasks well when athletics kicks off at the 31st SEA Games. On April 25 and 26, Asian athletics officials will assess the quality of equipment as well as score the operation of the Vietnamese referee force through the SEA Games money prize so that everything will go smoothly when the tournament is over. official meeting takes place.