In the list of personnel of the Vietnam boxing team preparing for the 32nd SEA Games, Mr. Pham Thanh Hai is one of the coaches present on the team. He is a familiar face to the lover of Vietnamese boxing, but has not been known much in the mass media.
According to the source of iThethao.vnMr. Pham Thanh Hai was born on March 3, 1985, was a member of the Ho Chi Minh City Boxing Team. Originating as a athlete, Mr. Pham Thanh Hai then moved to training and quickly achieved success as a sports manager.
When the professional boxing trend just started to Vietnam, Mr. Pham Thanh Hai was one of the first people to organize. The first professional boxing event of Vietnam took place in October 2015 was the product of “architect” Pham Thanh Hai, with 5 matches that took place between Vietnamese and South Korea boxers.
In addition to leading the professional boxing organization, Mr. Pham Thanh Hai also made a mark with a high performance boxing. At the age of 30, he received the position of Head of Ho Chi Minh City Boxing Department, General Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Boxing Federation (HBF) term 1, thereby turning Ho Chi Minh City Boxing into a force in Vietnam.
As the head of the Ho Chi Minh City Boxing Department, Mr. Pham Thanh Hai has transferred the contract of the boxer Luu Thi Duyen (gold medal SEA Games 2013) from Lao Cai to join Ho Chi Minh City. Luu Thi Duyen then continued to make a mark in the domestic and international arena, when winning the gold medal in the Asian Boxing Championship 2017.
The National Sports Festival 2018 is the most notable milestone of Mr. Pham Thanh Hai, when Boxing Ho Chi Minh City won 3 gold medals, 3 gold medals, 2 bronze medals. The fighters of Ho Chi Minh City won the meeting of that year including Tran Duc Tho, Luu Thi Duyen, Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi. Tran Van Thao, Do Nha Uyen, Tat Hoang Thanh won the gold medal; Nguyen Ngoc Hai, Satan Minh Phat has a bronze medal.
However, in mid -2019, Mr. Pham Thanh Hai had personal problems and withdrew from Ho Chi Minh City unit. By 2021, this coach will return to the position of Can Tho boxing team coach. He plays an important role in creating young boxing athletes with many good achievements in international tournaments.
At the recent World Women's Boxing Championship, coach Pham Thanh Hai is one of the coaches accompanying the team to India, next to coach Nguyen Nhu Cuong. In this tournament, Vietnam has 1 gold medal by the boxer Nguyen Thi Tam. It is also the best achievement ever of Boxing Vietnam in the international arena.