Target from 80 to 100 Gold Medals
Speaking to the media, Director of the Vietnam Department of Physical Training and Sports - Mr. Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet said: "The Vietnamese sports delegation is reviewing and completing the force to participate in the 33rd SEA Games with the goal of striving to win from 80 to 100 Gold Medals. We strive to be in the top 3 leading countries with the most medals.
Not only aiming at the number of Gold Medals, Vietnamese sports also focus on achieving the best results in the Olympic and ASIAD events held at the 33rd SEA Games.
According to research, the number of members attending the 33rd SEA Games in Vietnam will be about 1,100 people. In particular, the key group of athletes for the Olympics and ASIAD events has been completed to be ready to compete in Thailand.
Two years ago, the Vietnam Sports Delegation won 136 Gold Medals, 105 Silver Medals and 114 Bronze Medals to rank first at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. At that time, Vietnamese coaches and athletes won Gold Medals in Olympic events held at the 33rd SEA Games such as basketball, athletics, cycling, gymnastics, swimming, boxing, boxing, boxing, football, golf, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting and weightlifting.
The achievement towards 100 Gold Medals that Vietnamese sports prepare for the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand is predicted by the high-performance sports department (Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports) on the athletes, the professional preparation of the national sports teams.
I understand that the 33rd SEA Games will have a lot of attention from Vietnamese sports fans. However, countries in the region will certainly focus on achieving the highest results, said sports expert Nguyen Hong Minh (former Director of the Department of High Performance Sports 1, General Department of Physical Education and Sports.
Football strives for championship
President of the Vietnam Football Federation - Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan reported to the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam that the men's football team participating in the 33rd SEA Games will strive to win the championship. The report was made when members of the Vietnam Football Federation and players of the Vietnam U23 team met with leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism when they won the Gold Medal at the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship (July 2025).
Vietnamese football only has a Bronze Medal in the men's event at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. This is a result that did not satisfy fans. For experts and fans, everyone is very interested in the men's football team's medal achievement at the SEA Games. 10 teams have registered to participate in the men's football event at the 33rd SEA Games. The men's football team preparing for the 33rd SEA Games has been planned and we have more than 30 days left to focus on thorough professional preparation.
In the professional review of the force that will decide to participate in the 33rd SEA Games on November 5, the leaders of the Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports were last reported to the specific force to advise the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to consider before deciding to establish the Vietnam Sports Delegation. Basically, national teams in the collective event (football, volleyball, throwing...) are required to closely follow reality to select suitable players.
