The future of the new unit
When this article was published on the same page, Nguyen Thi Huong's resignation from the Vinh Phuc management unit had been approved by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vinh Phuc province. In December 2024, Nguyen Thi Huong submitted a petition and submitted to the leaders to express her wish to leave Vinh Phuc due to a three-year delay in paying the regime.
The Olympic rower of Vietnamese canoeing once expressed when she appeared in Hanoi to receive the 2024 Victory Cup award in the category of "Best Young Female Athlete of the Year" as: "I always want to devote myself to my hometown's sports. This is where I have grown up in my career. However, I still have to make a decision and submit a resignation letter to the management unit. I didn't have to submit my application myself because there was no more suitable choice." Now, Nguyen Thi Huong's wishes have been resolved. She became a freelancer to find a new destination for herself.
In the current cold weather in the North, Nguyen Thi Huong and her teammates at the Vietnam Boat Racing Team are still tirelessly training at the professional point in Thuy Nguyen (Hai Phong). The No. 1 female rower (canoeing) returns to practice according to the professional program in 2025 organized by the Vietnam Boat Racing Team.
Coach Luu Van Hoan, who is directly coaching the Vietnam Canoeing Team, discussed when asked about his student Nguyen Thi Huong. "Now, Huong is still practicing best. Above all, we want you to focus on your expertise and not let things outside affect your psychology, Mr. Luu Van Hoan shared.
Nguyen Thi Huong soon determined that 2025 will be an important year for her because there must be more positive changes. She will find a new unit to join the army. Not to say much about the new destination in the future even though she has officially left Vinh Phuc, Nguyen Thi Huong affirmed that she really wants to practice and compete to develop her best in professional skills in canoeing, so if there is a suitable unit, she will definitely consider accompanying her.
Determined to win the SEA Games Gold Medal for the third consecutive time
Nguyen Thi Huong is currently the most outstanding female rower of the Vietnam Boat Racing Team. In 2025, Nguyen Thi Huong personally set the highest goal to achieve is to achieve a Gold Medal at the 33rd SEA Games held in Thailand.
At the age of 24, this small rower has had impressive results in the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) and is considered one of the players with the most achievements. She has won 8 SEA Games Gold Medals. Nguyen Thi Huong has just officially participated in 2 editions (SEA Games 31, SEA Games 32).
In 2022, Nguyen Thi Huong participated in the 31st SEA Games held in Vietnam for the first time. That young rower is still unfamiliar to fans and all opponents, but Nguyen Thi Huong did everything she could to admire when she won 5 Gold Medals (3 Individual Gold Medals, 2 Team Gold Medals). I dont dare to think Ive achieved such an achievement, but through each competition event, I feel the highest excitement, so I keep pushing my best to win the Gold Medal, Nguyen Thi Huong, a cheo player, once told the press right at the 31st SEA Games.
Canatives did not take place at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, but Nguyen Thi Huong still contributed to the Gold Medal achievement for the Vietnam Sports Delegation. She participated in the 32nd SEA Games as a player of the Vietnam Traditional Boat Racing Team.
At that time, we still remember that all rowers had to prepare carefully in terms of expertise for traditional boats to participate in the 32nd SEA Games. The team's goal is only to strive for medals, but in the tournament, the players will try their best to achieve 3 Gold Medals," said coach Luu Van Hoan. All 3 Gold Medals were in the team event and Nguyen Thi Huong contributed to the above squad.
Nguyen Thi Huong once said: Every SEA Games has its own memories for me. I really remember competing in the 31st SEA Games because of the large number of spectators cheering and I did not face any pressure to compete and win medals.
At the 32nd SEA Games, we encountered a relatively hot weather in Cambodia when competing. But entering the race, following the signal, we all rowed the fastest fan to get results. The above tournament brought me many moments because it was the first time I won a Gold Medal for a traditional boat when competing officially in an international tournament outside of Vietnam.
The 33rd SEA Games will compete in December 2025 in Thailand and Nguyen Thi Huong has a historic opportunity to participate in 2 traditional canoeing and boat racing sports. host Thailand announced that canoe racing and traditional boat racing are official competitions.
If the golden girl Nguyen Thi Huong meets the best preparation and follows the permitted regulations, the coaching staff of the Vietnam Boat Racing Team will calculate the opportunity to ensure that the female player of Vietnamese sports competes in 2 sports. In terms of expertise, Nguyen Thi Huong is capable of competing for a high ranking when achieving the best form drop score.
Ready to conquer the big arena
When Nguyen Thi Huong won an official spot to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics (France), professionals saw a long-term development opportunity for this cheo player. The professional department of the Vietnam Boating Racing Federation and the Department of Physical Education and Sports want a methodical investment roadmap for Nguyen Thi Huong. The goal is to outline how Nguyen Thi Huong will have the opportunity to touch high results at the Asian Games (ASIAD).
If we know that Nguyen Thi Huong participated in the 19th ASIAD and after the tournament learned from experience, it is a fiercely competitive arena, but it is not that Vietnamese canoeing will not have the opportunity to compete for medals. Vietnamese rowing won a Gold Medal at the ASIAD arena (Gold Medal at the 2018 18th ASIAD for rowing).
Nguyen Thi Huong is practicing hard to strive to touch the prestigious Gold Medal of the ASIAD. At least after the medal results of the athletes in the Southeast Asian arena, the Asian Youth Championship and the place to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics (France), the Vietnamese sports industry manager has a different view and is determined to invest in canoeing.
In 2022, Nguyen Thi Huong was honored to receive the Second Class Labor Medal from the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for her achievement of winning 5 Gold Medals at the 31st SEA Games arena. In 2023, the female player of the Canoeing Team will continue to be honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam when she won 3 Gold Medals at the 32nd SEA Games. In 2024, she won her first place in the Vietnamese canoeing race to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics (France) and was voted in the list of 10 outstanding athletes nationwide. She received the "Impressive Young Face" award at VTV Awards 2024. Nguyen Thi Huong won the "Best Young Athlete" award of the 2024 Victory Cup. Nguyen Thi Huong is being nominated for the title of "Outstanding Young Sports face" of the 2025 Dedication Award.
