The Vietnamese athletics team returned to professional training after SEA Games 33 from January 5th. According to the training list preparing for the 2026 tasks, athlete Ta Ngoc Tuong is one of the names.
At SEA Games 33, Ta Ngoc Tuong left his mark when he won a silver medal in the men's 400m medley with a result of 45 seconds 53. In addition, this athlete won a gold medal in the men's and women's 4x400m medley relay with a time of 3 minutes 15 seconds 07, breaking the SEA Games record.
This year, Tai Ngoc Tuong is preparing to turn 21 years old. SEA Games 33 is the first Southeast Asian Games that this young athlete will participate in. The coaching staff of the Vietnamese Athletics Team continues to include Ta Ngoc Tuong in the key force to prepare for many competition goals in 2026, including ASIAD 20.
The player is being coached by expert Simeonov at the Vietnam Athletics Team.
The Vietnamese athletics team has won 12 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 10 bronze medals at SEA Games 33. The athletes who won gold medals in Thailand will continue national training in 2026.
This year, athlete Quach Thi Lan continues to be gathered with the Vietnamese Athletics Team to perform professional tasks and this may also be the last training session of this face.
Meanwhile, the runner-up of the women's 3,000m hurdles SEA Games 33, Doan Thu Hang, did not gather for the Vietnamese Athletics Team in 2026. In Thailand, she once expressed that she would change career direction after competing at the Games.