VietNamNet Bridge – After a two-day private meeting with the
2012 Olympic delegation, the General Department of Sports and Physical Training’s
head Vuong Bich Thang assumed responsibility for Vietnam’s poor performance at
the Olympic Games.
The meeting was chaired by the
General Department of Sports and Physical Training’s vice head Lam Quang Thanh,
on August 22-23.
After the meeting, the chief
Vuong Bich Thang admitted to the media his responsibility for the failure of
Vietnam at the 2012 Olympics.
Thang said: “In the preparation
period, I confirm that the sports sector did very well, with up to 18 athletes
acquiring official cards. But we did not accomplish our responsibility when
Vietnam could not win any medal. I and the Olympic delegation’s head Lam Quang
Thanh must be the first persons who have to bear the responsibility. We have
assumed our responsibility and sent explanation reports to the Minister of
Culture, Sports and Tourism.”
He acknowledged that Vietnam was
late in preparing for the games from early 2011. Vietnam’s failure at the
Olympics was also originated from the weakness of its sports.
After learning experience from
the 2012 games, the sports sector will begin preparing for the next games from
now on, by selected 3-5 sports for investment.
Vietnam sent 18 athletes of 11
sports to the games. Its highest record is the fourth position of shooter Hoang
Xuan Vinh (men’s pistol) and weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan (men’s 56kg).
Walker Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc and swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien broke the national
records.
However, it is a big concern that
Vietnam’s result is far below that of Southeast Asian countries.
Results of Vietnamese athletes at the 2012 Olympics:
Badminton: Nguyen Tien Minh
defeated Yuhan Tan (Belgium) 2-1, was trounced by Parupalli Kashyap (India)
0-2, and rejected in the qualifier round of the men’s singer event.
Fencing: Nguyen Tien Nhat was
defeated by Alimzhanov (Kazakhstan) 9-5 in the first round of the men's
individual epee.
Gymnastics: Pham Phuoc Hung, Phan
Thi Ha Thanh and Do Thi Ngan Than could not pass the qualifying round.
Judo: Van Ngoc Tu was defeated by
Menezes (Brazil) in the first round of the women’s 48kg category.
Rowing: Pham Thi Hai and Pham Thi
Thao ranked 16/17 in the women’s lightweight double sculls event.
Shooting: Hoang Xuan Vinh ranked
fourth in the men’s 50m pistol event (breaking national record) and ninth in
the men’s 10m air pistol event. Le Thi Hoang Ngoc ranked 32nd in the women’s
25m pistol event and 21st in the women’s 10m air pistol event.
Swimming: Nguyen Thi Anh Vien
ranked 26th/37 in the women’s 200m backstroke event (breaking national record)
and 28th in the women’s 400m individual medley.
Weightlifting: Tran Le Quoc Toan
ranked 4th in the men’s 56kg event. Nguyen Thi Thuy ranked 8th in the women’s
53kg event.
Wrestling: Nguyen Thi Lua was
trounced 0-5 by Carol Huynh (Canada) in the 1/8 round.
Taekwondo: Le Huynh Chau was
defeated by Wei Chen-yang (Taiwan, China) 1-5 in the first round. Chu Hoang
Dieu Linh was trounced by Helena Fromm (Germany) 1-13 in the first round.
Track-and-field: Duong Thi Viet
Anh ranked 29th/34 in the woman’s high jump event, with 1.80m. Duong Thi Thanh
Phuc ranked 36th/57 in the women’s 20km walking (breaking national record).
Compiled by S. Tung
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