On November 11, in Hanoi, a press conference was held to announce the 8th Victory Cup award in 2024. This event is considered the "Vietnam Sports Oscar" organized by VTVcab, Vietcontent Company in coordination with the Department of Physical Training and Sports.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Dang Ha Viet - Department of Physical Training and Sports said: "Through 7 seasons, the Victory Cup has been successful and affirmed the value of a leading national award. This is also a motivation for athletes and coaches to make more efforts in the future."
This year, the Victory Cup has 11 categories to honor individuals and groups with good achievements in the most comprehensive and complete way. The voting council has the participation of 16 prestigious managers, experts and sports journalists.
Accordingly, the 11 categories at the Victory Cup 2024 include Male Athlete of the Year; Female Athlete of the Year; Young Athlete of the Year; Coach of the Year; Team of the Year; Teammate of the Year; Most Favorite Athlete; Disabled Sports Athlete of the Year; Impressive Sports Image and Moment of the Year; Lifetime Achievement Award and Outstanding Foreign Expert of the Year.
The Organizing Committee and the Voting Council continue to innovate and adjust the nomination list with a flexible and appropriate increase in number. The Male/Female/Young Athlete of the Year categories each have 8 candidates; the Team/Teammate of the Year category has 6 nominations.
In addition to the selected list, the Organizing Committee and the Voting Council will continuously review and update, adding faces and teams with outstanding achievements until the last minute with two expected teams: the national futsal team (entering the final of the AFF Futsal Cup 2024) and the Vietnam men's team preparing to participate in the AFF Cup 2024.
The 2024 Victory Cup Awards Gala is scheduled to take place in mid-January 2025.
List of nominations for the 2024 Victory Cup:
- Young athlete of the year: Vo Thi My Tien (swimming); Tran Thi Nhi Yen (athletics); Dang Thi Hong (volleyball); Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing); Bang Gia Huy (chess); Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen (badminton); Pham Le Xuan Loc (cycling); Tran Minh Tri (weightlifting).
- Male athlete of the year: Tran Quyet Chien (billiards); Pham Quang Huy (shooting); Le Tuan Minh (chess); Le Duc Phat (badminton); Nguyen Van Khanh Phong (gymnastics); Le Quoc Phong (archery); Hoang Nguyen Thanh (athletics); Lai Gia Thanh (weightlifting).
- Female athlete of the year: Bac Thi Khiem (taekwondo); Trinh Thu Vinh (shooting); Diep Thi Huong (canoeing); Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen (volleyball); Nguyen Thuy Linh (badminton); Hoang Thi My Tam (karate); Pham Thi Hue (rowing); Nguyen Thi That (biking).
- Coach of the year: Nguyen Thi Bac (athletics); Doan Thi Kim Chi (football); Luu Van Hoan (canoeing), Nguyen Tuan Kiet (volleyball); Duong Hoang Long (karate); Le Quang Thai (weightlifting for the disabled).
- Disabled Athlete of the Year: Le Van Cong (weightlifting); Le Tien Dat (swimming); Do Thanh Hai (swimming); Pham Thi Huong (chess); Chau Hoang Tuyet Loan (weightlifting).
- Team of the year: Women's 4x400m relay team in athletics (Quach Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Hang, Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Hoang Thi Minh Hanh); Rowing team (Nguyen Thi Giang, Phan Thi Thao, Pham Thi Ngoc Anh, Le Thi Hien, Ha Thi Vui, Dinh Thi Hao, Pham Thi Hue, Du Thi Bong, Luong Thi Thao); Aerobic gymnastics team of 5 (Nguyen Viet Anh, Vuong Hoai An, Nguyen Che Thanh, Le Hoang Phong, Tran Ngoc Thuy Vi); Women's karate kumite team (Nguyen Thi Ngoan, Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly, Hoang Thi My Tam and Dinh Thi Huong); Taekwondo trio (Chau Tuyet Van, Nguyen Thi Le Kim, Lien Thi Tuyet Mai); Vietnam golf team (Nguyen Anh Minh, Le Khanh Hung and Ho Anh Huy).
- Team of the year: Vietnam volleyball team; Vietnam handball team; LPB Ninh Binh volleyball club; Saigon Heat club; National U20 volleyball team; Ho Chi Minh City women's football club.
- Foreign experts: Park Chung-gun (Vietnam shooting team); Park Chae Soon (Vietnam archery team); Siyana Bozhilova (Vietnam aerobics team); Daniela Samuilova Kerkelova (Vietnam weightlifting team); Hariawan Hong (Vietnam badminton team).
