11:12, 31/12/2021

Khanh Hoa's bodybuilding team hopes to change color of medals

Khanh Hoa Province's bodybuilding team achieved four medals at the National Bodybuilding Championships 2021 organized recently in Nha Trang City. This achievement is expected to encourage the team to change their color of medals at the upcoming National Sports Festival. 
 

Khanh Hoa Province’s bodybuilding team achieved four medals at the National Bodybuilding Championships 2021 organized recently in Nha Trang City. This achievement is expected to encourage the team to change their color of medals at the upcoming National Sports Festival. 
 
Although Khanh Hoa’s bodybuilding movement has developed quite strongly, there aren’t many professional bodybuilding athletes in the province. This sport is not easy to practice; it also requires good nutrition and intake for the practitioners. This is the reason for the shortage of professional bodybuilding athletes in Khanh Hoa, according to a member of the coaching board of the provincial team. Only those who have passion for this sport have pursued the goal for becoming professional athletes. 

 

Khanh Hoa athlete wins gold medal at the 2021 national championships
Khanh Hoa athlete wins gold medal at the 2021 national championships
 
At the 8th National Sports Festival held four years ago, Khanh Hoa’s bodybuilding team couldn’t fulfill their goal and only got one silver medal. In recent two years, the impacts of COVID-19 have caused many difficulties for training and practicing of Khanh Hoa’s sports teams, including bodybuilding team. Therefore, the fact that the bodybuilding team could maintain the number of athletes to prepare for the 2021 National Bodybuilding Championships, and obtained four medals was praiseworthy. 
 
The 2021 National Bodybuilding Championships took place at Nha Trang Sports Arena. 15 athletes of Khanh Hoa took part in all categories with the aim to exchange experience to prepare for the 9th National Sports Festival. Amid the complicated development of COVID-19, the 2021 National Bodybuilding Championships was a good opportunity for Khanh Hoa’s athletes to perform their competence. At this contest, Khanh Hoa athletes won two gold medals in men’s 60kg and men’s 55kg; two bronze medals in men’s under 90kg and men’s 65kg.
 
Nguyen Viet Phu, who won silver medal in men’s 60kg at the national tournaments in 2019 and 2020, is expected to change the color of medals for Khanh Hoa at the 9th National Sports Festival. Besides, Vu Anh Nhat Thuy Khanh Khuong is also a hope of Khanh Hoa’s bodybuilding at the 9th National Sports Festival. Khuong didn’t take part in the 2021 National Building Championships because he has focused on practicing for SEA Games 31. 
 
An Nhien
Translated by H.N