Doan Anh Vinh was born in 2002, in Chieng Le ward, Son La city, Son La province. Vinh learned martial arts at the age of 8, at that time his parents sent him to school with the purpose of improving his health, but gradually martial arts became a burning passion. Thanks to active training, at the age of 12, Vinh began participating in Taekwondo competitions in the province and nationwide and won high prizes. Most recently, Vinh participated in the 2024 National Student Taekwondo Competition and won a silver medal.

Vinh said that to achieve that achievement, it was a process of hard training, sweat and tears. Being a shy, timid boy, afraid of competition, Vinh always had to overcome his fear and encourage himself. During training and competition, Vinh had to face many injuries such as: sprains, ankle sprains, shoulder dislocations... However, Vinh considered it an opportunity to become stronger and gain experience.

Private Doan Anh Vinh (left) performs martial arts during a break. Photo: LAM TUNG

In 2024, after graduating from the martial arts major, physicaleducation department of Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports, Vinh accidentally learned that the locality was recruiting soldiers. Temporarily putting aside his martial arts dream, Vinh volunteered to join the army. In the first days of his military service, Vinh realized that this was a very good environment to study, practice and develop his martial arts skills. Once, when the unit organized a cultural exchange program, knowing Vinh had talent, the commander chose him to participate in the performance.

Vinh shared: “When I received the task of participating in the cultural exchange, I was a bit worried. However, closer to the performance date, a performance with martial arts was added. Among the new soldiers, I was the only one who knew martial arts, so the unit commander assigned me the task of choreographing and performing.” In just 4 days, Vinh had to both compose the movements and practice for the performance. In addition to training hours, Vinh took advantage of breaks and the end of the day to practice choreography. After days of practice, Vinh’s 20 martial arts movements were approved by his superior, the performance was successful, and he received many compliments from his teammates and the unit commander.

Private Doan Anh Vinh performs martial arts during break time. Photo: LAM TUNG

Captain Pham Tung Lam, Deputy Political Commissar of Battalion 60, said: “Private Doan Anh Vinh is a responsible soldier, has a good sense of organization and discipline, strictly follows the regimes, rules and discipline of the unit. In training, he shows great effort and determination, and successfully completes the assigned tasks. In particular, Vinh has a talent and passion for martial arts with a spirit of self-discipline and hard work.”

Talking about his future plans, Vinh shared his desire to become a professional athlete and continue to contribute to the military.

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