Sponsors promise awards for gold medalists at SEA Games 29

The sponsorship programme was signed by Nguyen Kim Trading Joint Stock Company and Samsung Vietnam in Hanoi on August 11.

 At the signing ceremony of the sponsorship programme. (Photo: laodong.com.vn)

Tran Duc Phan, head of Vietnam’s SEA Games delegation, said Vietnamese athletes are expected to win between 49-59 gold medals, adding that the gifts will create a great motivation for the athletes.

Meanwhile, Tran Van Manh, Secretary General of the Vietnam Olympics Committee (VOC), lauded the timely sponsorship and encouragement of sponsors, saying that Vietnamese athletes had promised to do their best to earn gold medals and bring glory home.

VOC has so far received support from 11 sponsors for the Vietnamese sport delegation to SEA Games 29, he added.

According to the organizers of SEA Games 29, the event will draw around 6,000 athletes from 11 nations in Southeast Asia, competing in 38 sports with 405 categories.

Vietnam’s delegation includes 476 athletes competing in 32 sports, and aims to rank among the top nations at the games.