Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang (Photo: VNA) According to the authority, along with five athletesalready qualified for the sport event, namely Nguyen Thi That (cycling), TrinhThu Vinh, Le Thi Mong Tuyen (shooting), Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming) and Vo Thi KimAnh (boxing), Vietnam has also pinned high hopes on athletes in other sports such asbadminton, weightlifting, gymnastics, taekwondo, and shooting.
Viet said that in order to encourage athletes to strive forberths at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Vietnam Olympic Committee and partners have announcedrewards of 1 million USD for each athlete winning a gold medal, 500,000 USD forsilver medalists and 200,000 USD for bronze medalists.
The Sports Authority of Vietnam will also award each athletewho secure a ticket to the Games with 50-100 million VND(2,000-4,000 USD).
A special nutrition policy has also been applied for coachesand athletes of national sport teams preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympics,said Viet.
Meanwhile, the Vietnam Olympic Committee and the SportsAuthority of Vietnam have worked closely with partners to seek financialresources for training and competition of athletes in all tournaments atregional, continental and global levels, the official said.
Viet said 14 promising sports that Vietnam expects to haverepresentatives competing at the Olympics are track and field, swimming, gymnastics,cycling, weightlifting, rowing, canoeing, shooting, archery, boxing, judo, taekwondo,table tennis and badminton.
He said that the targetof having 12-15 athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics was given basingon the assessments of opponents and the abilities of the athletes.
Regarding measures to remove difficulties facing Vietnamesesports and help the sector thrive, Viet said that the Vietnam Olympic Committeeand the Sports Authority of Vietnam are coordinating with localities,associations and federations to seek financial support for athletes, ensuring the best conditions for them in training and competition.
Vietnam has also worked with foreign partners from China,Japan, the Republic of Korea and some European countries to send Vietnameseathletes to the nations for training to secure high results at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, the official added./.
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