
VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese swimmers Nguyen Huu Kim Son and Hoang Quy Phuoc will not be joining up with the national team to compete at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 19 which will be held in China in September.
According to Le Thanh Huyen, a representative of the Sports Authority of Vietnam, the reason for the absence of the two SEA Games 32 champions is due to their upcoming specialised training course which will take place in Hungary.
Phuoc and Son had been viewed as two swimmers with the most potential to bring success the nation at ASIAD 19.
This comes after Phuoc brought home two golds, one silver, and one bronze medal from SEA Games 31. Most notably, he pocketed two gold medals in the men’s 4x200 and 4x100-meter freestyle relay events.
Meanwhile, Son won several gold medals in other sports events, with two gold medals at the 29th SEA Games in 2017 and at the 31st SEA Games in 2022. He also ranked 27th at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships held in Japan.
Furthermore, some sources state that Son has decided to retire from the national football team to focus on his studies.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese swimmers continued to shine at the 2022 ASEAN Para Games (APG) after breaking three more records and earning a further gold medals on the fifth day of the competition.
Swimmer Tran Hung Nguyen finished first in the men's 200m individual medley final swimming with 2 minutes and 01.28 seconds on May 6 afternoon at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia, begging the first gold medal for the Vietnamese swimming team at the tournament.
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