ASIAD gold medalist named most outstanding athlete in 2018
Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who won a gold medal for Vietnam at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia in August, has overcame other rivals to become the most outstanding athlete of Vietnam in 2018.
Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao, who won agold medal for Vietnam at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia in August,has overcame other rivals to become the most outstanding athlete of Vietnam in2018.
Securing the first gold medal for Vietnamese track and field in theAsian Games, Thao from Hanoi topped the list with 700 points, 78 points higherthan footballer Nguyen Quang Hai from the Hanoi FC, who made greatcontributions to helping Vietnam win the trophy of the ASEAN FootballFederation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 and was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
Swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang from the central province of Quang Binh ranked thirdwith 462 points thanks to his silver medal pocketed at ASIAD 2018.
In the list of outstanding disabled athletes, swimmer Vo Thanh Tungranked first with 385 points after bagging three gold and two silver medals at the2018 Asian Para Games in October. He wasfollowed by weightlifters Nguyen Binh An and Dang Thi Linh Phuong, with 276points and 186 points, respectively.
Meanwhile, track and field coach Nguyen Manh Hieu came first in the listof outstanding coaches with 296 points as he had trained ASIAD medalists,including Thao and Vu Thi Men who won a bronze medal in the women’s triplejump.
Swimming coach Bui Thanh Tam topped the list of prominent coaches forathletes with disabilities.
The rankings were revealed by the poll organizing board on December 27night.
The annual poll is jointly held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism, the Vietnam Olympic Committee, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth UnionCentral Committee, and the Vietnam Sports Administration, aiming to honouroutstanding individuals of the sports sector.-VNA
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Track and field athlete Bui Thi Thu Thao (Source: VNA) 
