At the National Boxing Championship 2023, the army is the unit with the most athletes attending. The number of military fighters competed in this year's tournament up to 60 people in different age groups, more than the host of Ho Chi Minh City (57 people). However, not all units can send many athletes to attend like these two teams.
An Giang is one of the units that often have good achievements in national tournaments, but always have a headache with funding. Every athlete of An Giang team attended the tournament strives to enter the final match. Because, being eliminated early means having to go home early with An Giang's young athletes.
In the case of early elimination, An Giang athletes will often get on the bus home that day or the next day. The team's budget is often quite tight, and that is the only way to manage the following days. Some members could not even stay until the day of receiving the medal. They have to ask the coach or referee to help when returning to the locality.
Overcoming those difficulties, An Giang won the flag of the entire female boxing category aged 17-18. To achieve that achievement, An Giang boxers won both finals. The units also have strong fighters despite the tight budget, there are Hung Yen, Thai Binh, Nghe An, and many other small localities.
Coming to the National Boxing Championship 2023, Nghe An has only 5 athletes, but all 5 won a medal (2 gold medals, 1 gold medal, 2 bronze medals). Thai Binh also has a very good achievement with the second flag of the entire female group ages 15-16. This locality has not too much athletes, but extremely elite. In return, the budget is also a problem for them to calculate before leaving.
In order to limit part of spending and help the athletes have more fostering money, the coach of the two teams of Thai Binh and Hung Yen chooses to go to an acquaintance's home in Ho Chi Minh City instead of renting a room. That helps the team save about 4 million VND in the tournament lasting 15 days. This is a significant amount of money for funny localities.
“Each year, there are 3 national boxing prizes for old and small ages. In case the coach is more than 1 subject, the frequency of travel is more. Therefore, we feel that we are very lucky to be facilitated to work, as well as family to be able to continue pursuing the current job,” a coach said.