New Women's Team Member Expresses their emotions
Striker Hoang Hong Hanh of Duc Giang Chemicals has had impressive form in the 2025 national championship season. Therefore, she was first called up to the Vietnam national team by coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet to prepare for the 33rd SEA Games.
Sharing about this honor, the female player said: "At first, I felt a little shy because there were big sisters and younger sisters from many different clubs. However, after about a week of focusing on the national team, I have become more integrated. In terms of expertise, I have been helped by the sisters to fix each ball. So I am very comfortable and have adapted to the team's playing style."
With a fighting spirit and endless learning, Hoang Hong Hanh is considered one of the most anticipated factors. Being called up to the national team this time is a motivation for the female player of Duc Giang Chemicals to make more efforts in the next phase.
Women's friendly team in Vinh Long
Currently, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team is actively training their physical strength and tactics in Vinh Long to prepare for the 33rd SEA Games. In the sprint phase, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and his team will not train abroad, instead, there will be a number of friendly matches with the men's and women's teams in Vinh Long and Tay Ninh. This helps Nguyen Thi Trinh and her teammates practice their attacking and defensive skills... especially their competitive mentality.
According to Mr. Nguyen Minh Hien - Director of the Vinh Long Sports Training and Competition Center, this unit is making great efforts to be able to provide maximum support in both training locations and accommodation for the Vietnam women's volleyball team.
It is known that the team's spirit is currently stable. To aim for the goal of winning a gold medal in Thailand, the whole team focuses on physical strength and endurance in the current period.
Rumors of the location of the national championship
An information that is of interest on current Vietnamese volleyball news sites and groups. Many speculations say that the 2026 National Volleyball Championship has finalized the venue. Ha Tinh will host phase 1, while Ho Chi Minh City will host phase 2.
If this is correct information, Ho Chi Minh City will host the national championship for the next time in 11 years. However, these are still predictions and we need to wait for official information from the Vietnam Sports Department and the Vietnam Volleyball Federation (VFV) in the coming time.
In 2026, the national championship has 16 teams including VTV Binh Dien Long An, LPBank Ninh Binh, Vietinbank, Information Corps, Duc Giang Chemicals, Thanh Hoa, Hung Yen, Hanoi (women) and Border Guard, The Cong Tan Cang, Ninh Binh, Ho Chi Minh City Police, Hanoi, Da Nang, Sanest Khanh Hoa and Ho Chi Minh City (men).
