Vietnam Disabled Sports Delegation exchanges with overseas Vietnamese in France

(NLDO) – Completing the competition program at the 2024 Paris Paralympics early, on the evening of September 7, the Vietnamese Sports Delegation for People with Disabilities (TTNKT) became guests of the meeting at the Vietnam Cultural Center in France with the participation of many overseas Vietnamese.

The meeting with the Vietnamese Paralympic team attracted a large number of overseas Vietnamese and associations in France. Everyone was eager to attend the exchange, to commend the athletes who had strived to compete for the Vietnamese flag, and to encourage all members of the delegation.

The Vietnamese delegation of people with disabilities attended a meeting at the Vietnamese Cultural Center in France.

At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, athlete Le Van Cong brought home a valuable bronze medal for the Vietnamese Paralympic team, and the team offered incense and reported their achievement before the altar of President Ho Chi Minh at the Vietnamese Cultural Center in France.

Le Van Cong won a bronze medal in the 49kg weightlifting category.

The meeting took place in a warm and heartfelt atmosphere, filled with deep affection and admiration from overseas Vietnamese for the Vietnamese delegation of people with disabilities. Many valuable gifts, both in cash and in kind, were presented to the delegation.

Representatives of overseas Vietnamese presented gifts of support to the Head of the Vietnamese Delegation of the Youth and Children with Disabilities, Nguyen Hong Minh.

Following an idea from Ms. Hoang Thi Hong Nhung, a lecturer at SKEMA Business School Paris, after nearly a day of fundraising, almost 70 overseas Vietnamese families, as well as current and former international students, donated 3,200 euros. This money was handed directly to the athletes of the Vietnamese Paralympic team at the meeting. The Kite Association also donated 900 euros in cash and gifts collected from its member families.

Children of overseas Vietnamese families excitedly posed for souvenir photos with the delegation.

While parents were busy buying souvenirs, the Vietnamese language students meticulously picked dried lavender buds and put them into small bags, hoping the delegation would bring back something special from France to Vietnam, just as the people here always cherish and feel the warmth and affection of the flowers.

Mr. Thai Thanh Thiem, Vice President of the Vietnam Association for Cultural and Tourism Promotion in France and Europe, and Director of Pacific Voyages, represented the Association and presented a cash gift to the delegation.

Presenting commemorative gifts to representatives of the Vietnamese Cultural Center in France.

Deeply moved by the warm hospitality of the Vietnamese community in France, the members of the Vietnamese Paralympic team at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games were touched. Female athlete Chau Hoang Tuyet Loan shared emotionally, "For me, France is the trip where I felt the most warmth in all six international competitions I've participated in so far. I will always remember the heartfelt conversations, the sincere tears, the tight hugs, the lines of people asking for autographs in notebooks and on shirts, and the many who lingered after the meeting with the overseas Vietnamese community."

A wave of pride surged through the audience at the Vietnamese Cultural Center in France, who filled the hall to their feet as they turned towards the stage and sang along to the song "Road to Glory," a magnificent tribute to the Vietnamese Paralympic Team at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

A brief exchange of ideas on the sidelines of the meeting.

Tang Thanh Son, Deputy Director of the Vietnamese Cultural Center in France, emotionally stated that the sentiments expressed at the meeting were a strong testament to the solidarity and love of overseas Vietnamese for their homeland and for those who have been demonstrating the Vietnamese spirit in international competitions. The Vietnamese disabled athletes participating in the Paris Paralympic Games 2024 are examples of resilience in overcoming adversity and challenging training conditions to become world-class disabled athletes, constantly striving to bring more achievements to their country.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/doan-the-thao-nguoi-khuyet-tat-viet-nam-giao-luu-with-kieu-bao-tai-phap-196240908105454628.htm