In 2022 at the 31st SEA Games, Huy Hoang won gold medals in the 1,500m and 400m freestyle events for men and together with the 4x200m freestyle relay team won gold medals along with a historic SEA Games record of 7:16.31. On the final day of the Swimming competition at the 31st SEA Games, Hoang successfully defended his gold medal in the men's 800m event and surprisingly finished first in the 200m butterfly event with a time of 1.58.81. With 5 gold medals won at the 31st SEA Games, Huy Hoang became the male swimmer with the best performance at a SEA Games of Vietnamese Sports . He was also awarded the Best Athlete of Vietnamese Sports in 2022, at the Victory Cup.
Huy Hoang has had the honor of holding the flag for the Vietnamese Sports Delegation many times at the Opening Ceremony of major Sports Festivals.
Born in 2000, the swimmer from Quang Binh has been associated with the success of Vietnamese Swimming in the international arena in recent years. Notably, at the 2018 Asian Games, Huy Hoang won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle and a silver medal in the 1500m freestyle. Not only is he excellent in his skills, Hoang is also an athlete with a healthy lifestyle and a love of learning. In real life, Vietnam's number 1 swimmer is a lovely guy. He is currently training with the Swimming team in Hungary and will return to attend the SEA Games at the end of this month.
In an interview after finishing his training session in Hungary, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang said he was honored and proud to be entrusted with the responsibility of holding the flag for the Vietnamese Sports Delegation at the Opening Ceremony of the 32nd SEA Games. “I will try to practice and compete better to be worthy of the trust that the Vietnamese Sports Delegation has given me. According to the team's plan, we will return home on April 24. Then we will practice at the National Sports Training Center in Ho Chi Minh City until May 4 before leaving for the Games. At this SEA Games, I will try to compete well with the goal of winning 3 gold medals. Hopefully I will achieve my goal and contribute to the overall success of Vietnamese Sports,” Nguyen Huy Hoang shared.
THU SAM, photo: QUY LUONG
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