“There should be clarity, specifically related to money”
In the past few days, the case of gymnastics athlete Pham Nhu Phuong applying to retire at the age of 20 and accusing the coach of “collecting” and paying “strange funds” while still training and competing has attracted public opinion. care about. Dan Viet has specific information related to this issue to clarify the situation with readers.
According to athlete Pham Nhu Phuong’s complaint, for every medal she receives a bonus, in addition to 10% of income tax, she must pay an additional 10% of the medal bonus, 50% of the hot bonus, and a sum of money. Monthly “strange fund” for coach Nguyen Thuy Duong – the coach directly in charge of me in the physical education department at the Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Center.
Athlete Pham Nhu Phuong decided to retire at the age of 20 and accused the coach of “collecting him”. Photo: FBNV
Mr. Hoang Quoc Vinh – Head of High Performance Sports Department I (Department of Sports and Physical Training) informed that coach Nguyen Thuy Duong confirmed receiving money from athlete Pham Nhu Phuong according to Dan Viet’s feedback. Yesterday (January 17), the Department of Sports and Sports issued a press release on this issue and stated:
First, not calling athlete Pham Nhu Phuong to the national team in 2024 is correct procedure. If athlete Pham Nhu Phuong continues to practice, ensuring her expertise and physical fitness, she will still have the opportunity to be called up to join the national team.
Second, the National Gymnastics Team Coaching Board is not involved in the distribution of prize money for national gymnastics team athletes.
Third, coach Nguyen Ha Thanh and Nguyen Thuy Duong committed violations of covering up and not reporting athlete Pham Nhu Phuong to the Coaching Board and Hanoi National Training Center.
Fourth, coach Nguyen Thuy Duong committed a violation by accepting money from athlete Pham Nhu Phuong.
In addition to the above incident, more than 3 months ago, the Department of Sports and Physical Training decided to stop convening the head coach of the national youth table tennis team for Mr. Bui Xuan Ha (Army). The reason for this is related to the fact that some young athletes reported that the meals were not commensurate with the amount of money they received such as a nutritional regime of 320,000 VND/day according to State regulations. In addition, part of the allowances of some athletes must be transferred to coach Bui Xuan Ha, which is also a detail of public interest.
More than 3 months ago, table tennis also had a controversy related to the athletes’ meals and money with the coaching staff. Photo: Tien Phong
Assessing this issue, talking to Dan Viet, journalist Nguyen Luu said: “This is a real problem in the Vietnamese sports industry for many years and insiders have also confirmed it. However, We need to look at this objectively and multi-dimensionally, not focusing attention in one direction.
In Vietnamese sports, there are also regulations on when athletes have high achievements and how much they are rewarded, the coach also has a bonus. But in addition, during training and competition, there are many other issues that need to be resolved and related to money.
In my opinion, it is necessary to eliminate the “family mindset” in this matter because when there is no consensus between teachers and students, it can easily lead to misunderstandings and bad information like the recent incident in gymnastics and table tennis. via”.
Journalist Nguyen Luu shared that if there were clearer regulations, unfortunate misunderstandings about money would be avoided. Photo: Dan Tri
Journalist Nguyen Luu shared more: “With many years of working in the profession and understanding behind-the-scenes information of many sports, I also knew that there were two people who were athletes, but when one person became a coach, there was a story. money problem when the remaining athlete wins gold medal in a major tournament.
These things do not have any specific regulations, so it is not easy to separate right from wrong. The important thing about this issue is that because… verbal agreements are only separate, sports industry leaders also encounter difficulties when individuals raise internal issues.
In high-performance sports, athletes and coaches need a high degree of professional focus to get the best results. Therefore, I think that if there are specific instructions on the regime and how to spend money in a transparent and strict way, unfortunate misunderstandings will no longer occur.”