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Outstanding athletes, coaches in 2022 honoured

Athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh and head coach of the national women’s football team Mai Duc Chung have been voted as the most outstanding athlete and sport coach, respectively, in 2022 by journalists and sports reporters.
Outstanding athletes, coaches in 2022 honoured ảnh 1Athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh is voted as the most outstanding athlete in 2022 (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) - Athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh and head coach of the national women’sfootball team Mai Duc Chung have been voted as the most outstanding athlete and sportcoach, respectively, in 2022 by journalists and sports reporters.

Oanh comes firstamong the top 10 outstanding athletes of Vietnamese sports in 2022 with 1,638points, followed by swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang with 1,288 points, and captain ofthe national women's football team Huynh Nhu.

She showed excellentperformance in the year with three gold medals at SEA Games 31 and four goldmedals at the 9th National Sports Games. She also set a new national record in the women’s 10,000m event at the national games.

The other names inthe list of 10 outstanding athletes are Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming), Huynh Nhu (women's football), Nguyen Thi That (cycling), Lai GiaThanh (weightlifting), Ly Hoang Nam (tennis), Tran Hung Nguyen (swimming), DoHung Dung (men's football), Nguyen Thi Tam (boxing), and Duong Thuy Vi (wushu).

Meanwhile, headcoach Mai Duc Chung, who led the national women's team to win atickets to the World Cup, ranks first among the five most outstanding coaches with 618 points. The others are TranVan Sy (track-and-field), Nguyen Hoang Vu (swimming), Park Hang-seo (men’s football)and Luu Van Thang (weightlifting).

Swimmer Do Thanh Haifrom Ho Chi Minh City,  and his coach Nguyen Dang Vien, were voted as the best athlete with disabilities and the most outstanding coachfor athletes with disabilities, respectively, in the year./.

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