Vietnam women's team spent 4.5 hours practicing at SEA Games 33

On the morning of December 9, before the opening of the 33rd SEA Games, Party Central Committee member and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung met with representatives of the Vietnamese Sports Delegation and the media in Thailand.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung at a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese Sports Delegation at the 33rd SEA Games on the morning of December 9. Photo: Minh Chien.

Sharing with the teams, the Minister sent Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh 's wishes and encouragement to the delegation, hoping that the teams would try their best and compete with an honest and noble spirit, bringing glory to Vietnamese sports.

In particular, the Minister took the time to listen to the opinions and thoughts of the heads of delegations of Vietnamese sports departments. Sharing with the Minister, Vice President of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), leader of the two teams U22 Vietnam and Vietnam women's team Tran Anh Tu said two major difficulties of football teams.

Firstly, the hotel meals were not guaranteed. This problem was gradually overcome by both teams, the men's team received support from the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand, the women's team also received support and proactively bought extra food outside.

The second problem is the women's team's travel. Mr. Tu expressed: "The most difficult thing for the women's team is the training ground. The distance to the field is about 40 km, the road is small, it takes 1.5 hours (during rush hour - PV), sometimes it takes up to 4.5 hours. Many female players are tired. I don't understand why you arranged it like that for us, it's too difficult. I would like to ask the Minister and the delegation leaders to hold a meeting with the organizing committee, to propose a training ground closer to the women's team."

Responding to the VFF representative, the Minister expressed his sympathy and affirmed that he would make a recommendation to the Thai side. However, the Minister said that changing the training ground in the context of the tournament having gone through two rounds is not easy, we also need to encourage the women and try to find other solutions.

Deputy Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration, Head of the Vietnam Sports Delegation at the SEA Games Nguyen Hong Minh shared with the Minister the delegation's issues before the opening ceremony. Photo: Minh Chien.

The Minister also asked the leaders and the Vietnamese sports delegations to sympathize with Thailand's difficulties in organizing the event. We will make a proposal to the host country and wait for the results, depending on the host country's organizational capacity.

Minister Nguyen Van Hung will attend the opening ceremony of the SEA Games tonight (December 9). The Southeast Asian Games will officially take place from December 9 to 20, with 50 sports and 574 sets of medals.

The Vietnamese Sports Delegation is participating in the SEA Games with the goal of winning 110 to 120 gold medals, winning one of the top three positions at the Games.

Inside the 33rd SEA Games Press Center The 33rd SEA Games Press Center (MPC) is located right inside the headquarters of the National Radio and Television of Thailand in Bangkok, creating maximum convenience for the media force.

Source: https://znews.vn/tuyen-nu-viet-nam-mat-toi-4-5-tieng-di-tap-o-sea-games-33-post1609683.html