CFORCING A COMPLETE PARTING
Mr. Park Chung-gun is considered the most successful foreign expert in Vietnamese sports, having contributed greatly to helping the shooting team achieve resounding achievements on the international playground. Under his guidance, shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh won 1 gold and 1 silver at the Rio Olympics (2016); Pham Quang Huy won gold medal at ASIAD 19 (2023); Trinh Thu Vinh won the gold medal at the Asian Shooting Championship, tied for fourth place at the Paris Olympics (2024). After his contract with the Department of Sports and Sports expired, Mr. Park Chung-gun received an extension offer. However, due to family reasons, the Korean expert decided not to continue being associated with Vietnamese sports.
Expert Park Chung-gun received a complete farewell with an honor ceremony organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Department of Sports and Physical Training and the Vietnam Shooting Federation. Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Training Dang Ha Viet shared that Mr. Park has contributed to the success of Vietnamese shooting in particular and Vietnamese sports in general through his persistent labor and dedication for nearly 10 years. Meanwhile, the Vietnam Shooting Federation emphasized: always recognizes and appreciates the contributions of expert Park Chung-gun. The excellent achievement with the Olympic gold medal of shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh as well as the maturity of shooters such as Trinh Thu Vinh, Pham Quang Huy… have greatly contributed to the training efforts of expert Park. His working style, simplicity, and sincerity in life are also a shining example for coaches and athletes of Vietnamese shooting.
In response, Mr. Park Chung-gun said: “Over the past 10 years, while working here, I have always considered Vietnam as my second homeland. I have experienced both success and failure. But After all, those are all good memories. I always think that the Vietnamese shooting team will be even more successful, instead of stopping at the achievements in the past, I hope the Vietnamese shooting team will invite experts talented and better than me so that shooters can win gold medals at ASIAD and the Olympics. I hope good teachers will guide Vietnamese shooters to greater milestones of success.”
Having wished that if he left, he could say a complete goodbye to his students and colleagues, Mr. Park Chung-gun was satisfied. The third-class Labor Medal awarded by the President, along with meaningful commemorative gifts, the Korean expert will bring with him, to remind him of the years when teachers and students “worked hard together” and overcame difficulties. to step up to the top of the continent and the world.
“I will always remember Vietnam with beautiful memories. I wish my students the best and happiest things,” Mr. Park Chung-gun confided.
TCHALLENGES FOR SHOOTING VN
Vietnamese shooting has improved in the 10 years Mr. Park Chung-gun has been training, with resounding victories at the Olympics and ASIAD. This continues to be a key sport of Vietnamese sports, with the goal of finding “gold” at SEA Games 33 (2025), ASIAD 19 (2026) and Los Angeles Olympics (2028).
However, continuing the success that Mr. Park has achieved is not a simple matter. The Vietnamese shooting team has potential shooters such as Pham Quang Huy, Trinh Thu Vinh (pistol), Le Thi Mong Tuyen (rifle), but needs good experts to orient and guide the athletes. In the context of strong investment by shooting powers such as Korea, China, Hungary…, Vietnamese shooting cannot stand still.
Besides taking advantage of the expertise and experience of brave and veteran shooters such as Hoang Xuan Vinh and Tran Quoc Cuong for the position of head coach, the Department of Sports and Sports and the Vietnam Shooting Federation need to find foreign experts to replace the position. Mr. Park’s mind. Currently, Vietnamese sports contacts the World and Asian Shooting Federations to introduce experts to the group on key content.
According to a sports industry leader, Vietnamese shooting needs to make the most of the capacity and experience of both domestic and international experts to provide both psychological and technical training for athletes. The progress of Quang Huy or Thu Vinh shows that Vietnamese shooting has potential. However, the distance from potential to glory is a very long one, requiring both teachers and students to make persistent efforts and dedication. Having good experts with modern and advanced training methods is the only way for shooting to continue to become the leader of Vietnamese sports on the big playground.
From November 8 to 21, the Vietnam Shooting Federation will host the national shooting championship with socialized funding at the Hanoi National Sports Training Center with shooting competitions, Shoot flying saucers. Then, from December 4 to 13, the Vietnamese team will participate in the Southeast Asia tournament. This is the foundation for Vietnamese shooting to select athletes, test the capabilities of the main generation and find new faces, in order to build plans for the SEA Games and ASIAD.