On May 9, iThethao.vn Received the decision to establish the Vietnam Boxing team to qualify for the 2nd Olympic Games. The list of athletes competing in this qualifying round without Nguyen Thi Tam, who attended the first qualifying round. Replacing Nguyen Thi Tam is Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tran, athletes of Can Tho.
To understand more about the decision to choose Ngoc Tran competitions for the 2nd Olympic qualifying round in the weight of 50kg, iThethao.vn There was a discussion with Mr. Vu Xuan Thanh, Deputy Head of Sports Department 1, Department of Sports. Mr. Vu Xuan Thanh is also a bronze officer in charge of Boxing.
Ithethao.vn: Hello Mr. Vu Xuan Thanh. According to Mr. Dang Ha Viet, Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Education, the list of the team is based on the form of the athletes, then the coaching staff will decide. What is the basis that leads to Nguyen Thi Tam's elimination, and replaced by Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tran?
– Mr. Vu Xuan Thanh: After Nguyen Thi Tam was injured at the 32nd SEA Games, the achievement of this athlete was somewhat going down. In ASIAD 19, as well as the first qualifying round, Nguyen Thi Tam received defeat in the opening match. At the end of the qualifying round, the team coaching committee and the subject met and commented on the form of athlete.
In the match of the first round of the Paris Olympic Games, Nguyen Thi Tam showed that she had not completely recovered from injury. This athlete is almost impossible to move as flexibly as before. In addition, during the selection of athletes to the 2nd Olympic qualifying round, Ngoc Tran was also counted as an alternative.
Ngoc Tran is a young, high -performance athlete and a recent good achievement (World Young Boxing Medal 2022, HCB Boxing U22 Asia 2023, reaching the quarterfinals of ASIAD 19). That is also the reason for this athletes to be selected, because Boxing Vietnam needs a young, adjacent athletes class.
– After the first round of the Olympic Games, Nguyen Thi Tam completed a training trip with the team in Kazakhstan. This athlete also has a good achievement at the Boxing Championship of the nationwide strong teams of 2024 in 50kg. So why is this athlete still eliminated?
It is true that Nguyen Thi Tam won the championship in the last tournament. However, in those matches, the national female boxing team coaching team and boxing discipline remain the conclusion. The mind no longer moves flexibly, and the performance is somewhat lower than before.
– Ngoc Tran was summoned to compete in the Olympic qualifying round even though never won the national championship. So what is the reason why this athlete was chosen to replace Nguyen Thi Tam, not another face?
In the weight of the 50kg women's weight of the National Boxing Championship 2023, Ngoc Tran lost to Nguyen Thi Kim Sang (An Giang) in the final. In the process of preparing for the Olympic qualifying round, Kim Sang was also called to the national team like Ngoc Tran. However, this athlete then moved to 54kg.
At the Boxing Championship of the nationwide strong teams 2024, Kim Sang also played in this new weight class. Therefore, the coaching committee decided to choose Ngoc Tran, not Kim Sang to attend the 2nd Olympic qualifying round in Thailand.
– Sir, the decision to choose Ngoc Tran competitions for the 2nd Olympic qualifying round remains the same, although this athlete has not attended the Boxing Championship of the national strong teams in the last 2024?
During the Boxing Championship of the 2024 strong teams, Ngoc Tran and some team members were in charge of coach Pham Thanh Hai just ended a training trip in Thailand. This group of athletes takes a break to play in the U22 Asian tournament and the Olympic qualifying round.
– And this decision remains unchanged, even if Ngoc Tran does not have good achievements at the last U22 Asian Championship (lost to the U22 Mongolian athlete in the opening match)?
The decision remains the same, unchanged. The national team coaching committee and Boxing decided to choose Ngoc Tran athlete. The evaluation of the athlete's performance must be done by looking at a process, but it cannot be evaluated through a certain tournament.
– Thank you for this exchange.
Earlier, in the exchange with the Lao Dong newspaper, Mr. Dam Cong Dien, a specialist in charge of Boxing – Kickboxing (Department of Sports and Physical Training), said that Nguyen Thi Tam did not show much professionalism in the first qualifying round. Meanwhile, the team needs to be inherited, so choose Ngoc Tran to gain experience for the future.