Vietnamese volleyball player writes letter to withdraw from SEA Games

Before going to Thailand, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team suddenly had a change in the middle blocker position of Nguyen Thi Trinh.

On the afternoon of December 4, Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet confirmed that middle blocker Nguyen Thi Trinh will not be participating in the 33rd SEA Games due to health reasons. To have enough 14 athletes to participate in the regional sports festival, Mr. Kiet urgently called up young face Le Nhu Anh to replace her.

The captain of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team said that Nguyen Thi Trinh has submitted a request to withdraw from the team because her health is not guaranteed. Trinh regrets missing the 33rd SEA Games which is only a few days away.

Assistant player Nguyen Thi Trinh.

Nguyen Thi Trinh, born in 1997, is one of the veteran hitters of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team, regularly appearing in major tournaments. Although this middle blocker has recently had physical problems due to age and injury, she always gives her all every time she enters the field to compete.

Meanwhile, Le Nhu Anh is a young hitter of VTV Binh Dien Long An Club. She is a pillar that helped the Vietnam U20 team win a ticket to the 2025 U21 World Cup. Although only 20 years old, Nhu Anh is expected to become one of the leading middle blockers of Vietnamese women's volleyball.

Le Nhu Anh (21) has made great progress recently.

According to the plan, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team will leave for Thailand to conquer the 33rd SEA Games on December 8. According to the schedule, Thanh Thuy and her teammates will face Myanmar in the opening match at 3:00 p.m. on December 10, then meet Malaysia (12:30 p.m. on December 11), and meet Indonesia (12:30 p.m. on December 12).

Speaking to VietNamNet, General Secretary of the Vietnam Volleyball Federation Le Tri Truong said the Department of Sports and Physical Training decided to lower the target for the Vietnamese women's volleyball team from gold to silver, to help reduce the pressure on the athletes. At the 33rd SEA Games, the teams competing for the gold medal are Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and host Thailand.

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