On September 5, representatives of the Vietnam Athletics Federation said that hot bonuses will be awarded for gold medal achievements determined according to 2 levels.
Accordingly, each gold medal in the relay event at ASIAD 20 will be awarded 500 million VND by the Vietnam Athletics Federation (400 million VND for athletes, 100 million VND for coaches).
Each gold medal in the individual event at ASIAD 20 will be awarded 300 million VND (200 million VND for athletes, 100 million VND for coaches).
The Vietnamese athletics team has registered a list of 25 official athletes to compete in ASIAD 20.
The athletics event of ASIAD 20 takes place from September 24 to September 29.
3 years ago at ASIAD 19, the Vietnamese athletics team did not win a medal.
Therefore, the achievement target at ASIAD 20 for the whole team is to strive to win a gold medal.
Before participating in ASIAD 20, the Vietnamese athletics team sent key forces to train for nearly 1 month in China.
In which, athletes of the women's 4x400m relay team participated in training in China.
In the process of preparing for ASIAD 20, the Vietnamese women's 4x400m relay team competed and won a gold medal at the 2026 Asian Relay Championships.
At that time, the achievement the athletes achieved was 3 minutes 31 seconds 16.
The four key athletes of the current women's 4x400m relay team include Hoang Thi Minh Hanh, Quach Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Hang, Nguyen Thi Ngoc.
