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Almost 1.3 million USD allocated for head coaches, athletes

A total of 30 billion VND (almost 1.3 million USD) will be invested to help prepare 27 head coaches and 66 athletes for key international contests in the next few years, according to deputy head of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan.
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Hanoi (VNA) -  A total of 30billion VND (almost 1.3 million USD) will be invested to help prepare 27 headcoaches and 66 athletes for key international contests in the next few years,according to deputy head of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan.

With the SEA Games in the Philippines by the endof this year and qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, SEA Games 2021 andASIAD 2022 on the horizon, Vietnam’s sports sector is entering a crucialperiod.

The money will be mainly focused on athletics,swimming, weightlifting, shooting and gymnastics.

Top names like champion of the 2018 ASIAD longjump Bui Thi Thu Thao and swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien are set to receive thesponsorship.

Vuong Bich Thang, head of the administration,said if selected coaches and athletes cannot remain their form, achievementsand morals, they will lose funding and other athletes will get it.  

Thang said no footballers will besupported as they already receive more funds than the administration canprovide from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

He added that the Prime Minister has approved theinvestment project for sports talents of Vietnam, and it is being deployed bythe administration.-VNA
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