Not only the 2026 National Marathon Championship of Tien Phong Newspaper (to be held on March 29), Nguyen Trung Cuong is also not counted for achievements to compete for medals at the X-2026 National Sports Games. The athlete's performance results will be used to check their performance.
The reason is that the player transferred to a new unit with a contract after January 1, 2026. Nguyen Trung Cuong has left the Ha Tinh team and signed a contract to play for the Army Athletics team.
One of the contents in the Charter of the X-2026 National Sports Games issued by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for the athlete's participation status clearly states: "An athlete is entitled to register to compete for the locality or sector when there are one of the following conditions: Having a contract to use athletes or a legal athlete transfer contract signed before January 1, 2026 (01 notarized copy of this Contract must be sent together with the Official Registration to the Organizing Committee of the Games).
For sports that the Federation and National Sports Association have issued Transfer Regulations, they shall be implemented according to the Athlete Transfer Regulations".
Athletics of the X-2026 National Sports Games applies this regulation. This year is the year of the X-2026 National Sports Games, so the official competition program of the 2026 National Championship is included in the Games results.
Athletics The X-2026 National Sports Festival will organize indoor events in Ho Chi Minh City in December.
Last year, Nguyen Trung Cuong won a gold medal in the men's 3,000m hurdles event at SEA Games 33 in Thailand.
Currently, Nguyen Trung Cuong is being trained at the Vietnam Athletics Team. This year, the athlete has some international missions with the Vietnam Athletics Team.
At the 2026 National Marathon Championship of Tien Phong Newspaper, Nguyen Trung Cuong was registered by the managing team to compete in the men's 21km event.
