As Lao Dong reported, the Department of Sports and Physical Training said it plans to work with shooting coach Park Chung-gun on September 24 on professional matters in the coming time, especially the issue of labor contracts so that the parties can consider finding a common voice.
However, shooting expert Park Chung-gun changed his plans and decided not to return to Vietnam to meet with sports leaders to work as planned.
Today (September 24), the Department of Sports and Physical Training has officially announced that coach Park Chung-gun has left the Vietnamese shooting team and will not continue to sign a contract with the Vietnamese sports industry.
According to the plan on September 24, 2024, at the Department of Physical Education and Sports, there will be a working session between the representative of the Department of Physical Education and Sports and expert Park Chung-gun on negotiating and signing a contract and developing a plan for the Vietnamese shooting team to win medals at the 2026 ASIAD and the 2028 Olympics.
On September 17, 2024, expert Park Chung-gun sent an email with the content "Thank you very much for your compliments about what I have done with the Vietnamese shooting team. Thank you for supporting me during my time working in Vietnam.
However, I would like to inform you that I cannot continue as the coach of the Vietnam shooting team because personal matters are my biggest concern at the moment. Therefore, I apologize for not being able to attend the meeting on September 24, 2024 as scheduled."
On September 23, 2024, the Department of Sports and Physical Training replied to an email to expert Park Chung-gun: "We highly appreciate your contributions to the achievements that Vietnamese shooting has achieved. The Department of Sports and Physical Training looks forward to meeting you in the near future. We plan to hold a ceremony to honor you in Hanoi for your contributions to Vietnamese sports." Mr. Park Chung-gun was awarded the Third Class Labor Medal by the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Decision No. 296/QD-CTN)," the press release of the Department of Sports and Physical Training stated.
The Department of Sports and Physical Training always recognizes and highly appreciates the contributions of expert Park Chung-gun to the national shooting team during his 10 years working in Vietnam.
After parting ways with coach Park Chung-gun, in preparation for the goal of winning medals at the 2026 ASIAD and the 2028 Olympics, the Department of Sports and Physical Training will review, evaluate and adjust the plan to find solutions to improve athletes' performance, and at the same time request the Vietnam Shooting Federation to introduce experts to coach key groups of events.
