Let's not forget those who work silently and unsungly.

During major regional and continental sporting events, the attention of Vietnamese sports fans often focuses more on sports such as athletics, swimming, football, volleyball, shooting, or martial arts…

Images and news about the U22 football team's recent victory at the 33rd SEA Games continue to dominate the media; the "golden" girls and boys on the track and in the swimming lanes in Thailand continue to be in the spotlight, even though the Games ended quite some time ago and Vietnamese sports have begun to aim for new goals in 2026.

When discussing the contribution of a particular sport to the overall achievements of Vietnamese sports, especially at the SEA Games, ASIAD, or Asian Championships, we can often mention the outstanding sports, but let's not forget that there are athletes in other sports who have worked just as hard to bring high achievements to the country's sports but are less frequently mentioned.

Among those "undercover" athletes are Vietnamese rowers, badminton players, fencers, wrestlers, weightlifters, and more. They may not have won gold medals in every sport, but they have won precious silver and bronze medals that are no less valuable than "gold," such as the bronze medal won by the women's doubles pair Vu Thi Trang and Bui Bich Phuong in badminton, at a tournament that brought together some of the world's top women's doubles teams.

At the 33rd SEA Games, Vietnamese rowing won a total of 8 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals, ranking first among participating delegations. This achievement shows that Vietnamese rowers are increasingly asserting their leading position in the regional arena and gradually reaching the Asian level. It is they, not necessarily football or volleyball, who are very close to winning medals at the Asian Games.

The sports mentioned above are all included in the Olympic and ASIAD competitions, and each medal won by an athlete contributes to honoring the progress of Vietnamese sports. Athletes in these sports also deserve the same investment and attention from the sports sector and benefactors as athletes in other sports.

The attention from fans and the media towards them not only provides moral encouragement but also positively influences the effectiveness of socializing the funding for their training and competition.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/khong-quen-nhung-nguoi-am-tham-729064.html