At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Vietnamese Sports Delegation has a total of 16 athletes participating in 11 competitions, including Nguyen Huy Hoang, Vo Thi My Tien (swimming); Nguyen Thuy Linh, Le Duc Phat (badminton); Nguyen Thi That (bicycle); Hoang Thi Tinh (judo); Vo Thi Kim Anh, Ha Thi Linh ( boxing ); Trinh Thu Vinh, Le Thi Mong Tuyen (shooting); Do Thi Anh Nguyet, Le Quoc Phong (archery); Pham Thi Hue (rowing); Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing); Tran Thi Nhi Yen (athletics); Trinh Van Vinh (weightlifting).
The 2024 Paris Olympics will open on July 26. However, the first two representatives of Vietnamese sports, Do Thi Anh Nguyet and Le Quoc Phong, joined the athletes' village early to prepare to compete in archery on July 25.
With an international tournament, Vietnamese athletes who achieve good results will receive large prize money.
According to Decree No. 152/2018/ND-CP of the Government, for each Olympic gold medal, Vietnamese athletes will be rewarded 350 million VND. The above number can increase by 140 million VND in case the athlete breaks the record.
Meanwhile, with Olympic silver and bronze medals, athletes were awarded 220 million VND and 140 million VND respectively.
In addition to the general reward level, federations of each discipline also have separate rewards for high-achieving athletes.
As for the Vietnam Shooting Federation, the 2024 Olympic sports stars are committed to receiving rewards of 500 million VND/gold medal, 300 million VND/silver medal and 200 million VND/bronze medal.
The Vietnam Boxing Federation also offered attractive rewards to two boxers Ha Thi Linh and Vo Thi Kim Anh, specifically 500 million VND/gold medal, 350 million VND/silver medal and 200 million VND/bronze medal. .
In addition, many domestic businesses also pledged to reward athletes who win medals at the 2024 Olympics.
Previously, the International Sports Strategy Foundation (ISF) signed a cooperation agreement with the Vietnam Olympic Committee and Asong Invest Co., Ltd. (February 2023) on a reward sponsorship program for Vietnamese athletes who achieve achievements at the 2024 Olympics.
Athletes who win a gold medal will be rewarded with 1 million USD (about 25 billion VND), a silver medal with 500,000 USD (about 12.5 billion VND) and a bronze medal with 200,000 USD (about 5.1 billion VND).
