Occupation
Athlete
Education
Bac Ninh Sport University, Vietnam
Spoken languages
Vietnamese
Coach
Truong Minh Sang [national], VIE
Injuries
He sustained an ankle injury two months before the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, but was still able to compete at the Games. (baotintuc.vn, 25 Jul 2021; tuoitre.vn, 24 Jul 2021; kenh14.vn, 24 Jul 2021)
Despite an injured ankle, he competed at the 2019 Asian Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and ended up winning a bronze medal on horizontal bar. (news.zing.vn, 22 Jun 2019)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age five in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (news.zing.vn, 23 Aug 2017; thethao.tuoitre.vn, 01 Apr 2017)
Reason for taking up the sport
He accompanied his older brother to one of his training sessions. (news.zing.vn, 23 Aug 2017)
Milestones
He became the first male gymnast representing Vietnam to win a gold medal at the Asian championships when he triumphed on vault at the 2017 edition of the tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Sep 2017; bongdaplus.vn, 02 Aug 2017)
Awards
In 2017 he was named Best Male Athlete of the Year at the Victory Cup awards in Vietnam. (thethao.tuoitre.vn, 17 Jan 2018)
Additional information
General
EARLY DAYS
At age eight he moved to the People's Republic of China to pursue gymnastics, before returning to Vietnam at age 16. "I was very homesick. I missed my parents and my sister, but I decided to stick with gymnastics and follow it to the end." (news.zing.vn, 23 Aug 2017; tinthethao.com.vn, 23 Aug 2017)
MEDICAL CONDITION
He has suffered from musculoskeletal inflammation in the arms and left leg since age 14. He spends more time with team physiotherapists before each training session or competition. "The condition has no rules so I have to try to live with it and accept it." (news.zing.vn, 22 Aug 2018)
Last update : 2022-03-24
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