Swimmer Anh Vien named best athlete 2017

Military athlete, swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien. Source: laodong.vn

The title was announced on December 28 at a ceremony to vote for best athletes and coaches, and best athletes with disabilities and coaches of best athletes with disabilities, jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, and the Vietnam National Olympic Committee.

The best coach of the year was coach Mai Duc Chung of the national female football team.

Weightlifter Le Van Cong grabbed the best athlete with disabilities of the year title while the best coach of best athletes with disabilities was coach of weightlifting Nguyen Hong Phuc.

Translated by Song Anh