On the morning of August 27, Mr. Nguyen Manh Duong - parent of TM athlete had a direct meeting with the leader of the Ho Chi Minh City Sports Training and Competition Center, about the issues surrounding his negative denunciation at the Karate Tournament. Ho Chi Minh City's young talents 2024.
“This morning's meeting was not to announce results but to inform about the content of reports from different places. After that, the leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Sports Training and Competition Center will report to the leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports to draw conclusions," Mr. Nguyen Manh Duong shared with Lao Dong.
According to Mr. Duong, this morning's announcements included coach Mong Tam admitting that even if he said that TM athletes would lose if they competed; announced that the Ho Chi Minh City Karate Federation confirmed that there were no errors in the scoring. In addition, the Binh Thanh district team unit also has a written confirmation that it has no connection to coach Mong Tam.
According to Mr. Duong's complaint, Ms. Mong Tam explained to this parent and TM's coach: "Binh Thanh district has few medals, they asked me (Tan Binh district) to give them one."
According to Mr. Duong, based on what has been announced, it is well-founded that coach Mong Tam "cheated" because he emphasized that his daughter was not injured and did not have a certificate from the medical unit. , but Mrs. Mong Tam used that as an excuse not to want TM to compete.
“What is unknown is the reason for the fraud. The Department of Culture and Sports needs to clearly determine this, so that the disease can be cured from the root," Mr. Duong said.
In addition, Mr. Nguyen Manh Duong also proposed to publicly confront the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, coaches Mong Tam, Gia Nhu and the media. And if the Department doesn't want to find out the cause of the fraud, that's fine.
In addition, Mr. Duong also wants the Department to publicize the identity of the referee team controlling the final match where his daughter competed, as well as the list of the appraisal team of the Ho Chi Minh City Karate Federation - the unit that has confirmed in writing. There was no bias in the last match. "I want to know the identities of the referees, as well as the scoring analysis, because if the referee team belongs to the Ho Chi Minh City Karate Federation, then what independence is there?"
Through the information received from the parties, Mr. Nguyen Manh Duong hesitated and said he was not really satisfied. He said: "I see that the truth has not been revealed, I am not satisfied."
However, Mr. Duong is also looking forward to the final conclusion from the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City . Through a conversation with Mr. Ly Dai Nghia - Ho Chi Minh City Sports Training and Competition Center, Mr. Duong assessed that Mr. Nghia is "very open, kind and unanimous in making the country's sports transparent and improving the environment." school sports".
Meanwhile, Mr. Ly Dai Nghia said that the Ho Chi Minh City Sports Training and Competition Center has received complete information from all parties and will report to the Department. After that, the Department will appoint an official spokesperson about the incident.
As Lao Dong reported at the 11-12 age group final at the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City Youth Talented Karate Tournament taking place on August 18, athlete TM (born in 2013, Tan Binh district) lost 3-11 to an opponent in the district. Binh Thanh. However, on the evening of August 19, TM's parents posted an angry post on their personal page, claiming that his daughter had been defeated.
This parent said that the referee was biased towards the athletes of Binh Thanh district. In addition, the head of the karate team in Tan Binh district also explained to this parent and TM's coach: "Binh Thanh district has few medals, they asked me (Tan Binh district) to give them one."