Vietnam to invest $4.8mn in training 20 elite athletes abroad

March 03, 2015 | 09:52

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Vietnam plans to send 20 elite athletes from seven sports on overseas training trips in the hope of winning medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.

Currently under consideration by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism before being forwarded to the central government, the plan was prepared for the 2015-2020 period and is estimated to cost VND100 billion (US$4.8 million) a year.

The 20 athletes, to be shortlisted soon, will go through training trips in Japan, the U.S., Bulgaria and France.

They play seven sports including track and field, swimming, weightlifting, gymnastics, fencing, shooting and cycling.

According to the plan, two track and field female athletes, Quach Thi Lan and Nguyen Thi Huyen, will leave for training in the U.S. in the middle of March.

They will train for an initial period of three months and return to Vietnam to take part in the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, to be held from June 5 to 16 in Singapore.

Their results at the 2015 SEA Games will serve as the basis to consider if they should continue training in the U.S.

The gymnastics team will leave for training in Japan and the weightlifting team is set to visit Bulgaria.

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