On the afternoon of May 18, the 2025 National Youth Volleyball Tournament ended with the championship belonging to the Information Corps Youth Team, after defeating VTV Binh Dien Long An Youth 3-2 in the final match.

In addition to the collective awards, the Organizing Committee also awarded 3 individual awards to athletes, including: Pham Quynh Huong (Young Information Corps, title of excellent attacking athlete), Mai Ngoc Tuyen (Young VTV Binh Dien Long An, excellent Libero) and Tran Lan Anh ( Bac Ninh , excellent defensive athlete).

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The Organizing Committee awarded individual prizes to outstanding athletes, with a prize of 1 million VND/person.

It is worth mentioning that all three titles above have a prize of 1 million VND - a modest amount for a national tournament. Immediately, controversy broke out on volleyball forums about the prize money.

Some people think that the prize is only symbolic for the youth tournament. However, most of the comments are "unhappy" that this prize is not enough for the athletes to... drink water. They also expressed the opinion that the Vietnam Volleyball Federation's award of 1 million VND to outstanding individuals is inappropriate, and even tarnishes the image of Vietnamese volleyball.

Fans have compared the Vietnam Volleyball Federation ’s awards to village tournaments. Although it is mainly an exhibition tournament, athletes are often rewarded with 2-3 million VND after each beautiful score, good defense, especially situations where the ball is hit behind the 3m line.

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Increase the bonus level to motivate athletes.

At the village tournaments at the beginning of the year, each volleyball player can be awarded tens of millions of dong right on the field, much higher than the National tournament. That is also the reason why athletes are always excited to participate in amateur tournaments, despite the experts' objections because of the risk of injury.

A volleyball coach said that the Federation could not call for sponsorship so the bonus was very limited. However, the highest bonus of 1 million VND should be reconsidered because the efforts and dedication of the athletes deserve more.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tranh-cai-giai-thuong-bong-chuyen-quoc-gia-thua-xa-hoi-lang-2402447.html