Four coaches and athletes from Phu Tho awarded First-Class Labor Medal by the President

The Office of the President has recently announced a list of 45 outstanding Vietnamese coaches and athletes who have been awarded the First-Class Labor Medal for their exceptional contributions to national sports. Among them, Phu Tho Province proudly has one coach and three athletes recognized in the sports of shuttlecock and wushu.

Nguyen Khac Le Hoang, an athlete from the Phu Tho Sports delegation, was among those honored to receive the First-Class Labor Medal.

With two gold medals at the 2024 World Tai Chi Wushu Championship in Singapore as part of the Vietnamese Wushu Team, Nguyen Khac Le Hoang became the first individual from Phu Tho to be awarded this prestigious medal.

Alongside him, Coach Ngo Thi Huyen Thanh and athletes Tran Anh Quan and Bui Manh Cuong—members of Phu Tho’s shuttlecock team—were also honored for securing two gold medals at the 11th Shuttlecock World Championship held in Tianjin, China, in 2024.

The trio’s outstanding performance brought pride to Phu Tho and earned them the First-Class Labor Medal, recognizing their remarkable contribution to Vietnam’s achievements on the world shuttlecock stage.

The First-Class Labor Medal is a prestigious honor conferred by the President to acknowledge the significant contributions of coaches and athletes to Vietnamese sports, both regionally and globally. This recognition serves as a powerful motivation for Vietnamese sportspeople to continue training and striving for excellence, aiming to bring more victories to their homeland in upcoming international competitions.

Quoc Dai