Bui Thi Hong – a potential young athlete

4/17/2018 - 2:20:46 PM

(HBO) - "Falling in love" with the sport of stick pushing from the 9th grade, with more than 2 years of practice, up to now, Bui Thi Hong has achieved many high achievements, her latest achievement was the gold medal of stick pushing for the weight under 52 kg at the 6th Provincial Sports and Physical Training Competitions of Hoa Binh province in 2018.

A training session of athlete Bui Thi Hong (left) with her teammates.

Bui Thi Hong is one of the athletes representing Yen Thuy District to participate in the 6th Provincial Sports and Physical Training Competitions of Hoa Binh province with the sport of stick pushing. Born in 2002, she is currently studying at the provincial school of Gifted and Talented Education. Each of her training sessions lasts two and a half hours, so she was very exhausted. Her outdoor practice, together with the changeable weather makes the little young girl want to give up. However, the pride of her family, dreams and plans for the future has strengthened to help Hong overcome many harsh training sessions, getting closer to the peak of victory. Even her daily practice is harsh; she and her teammates have to practice with much higher intensity and pressure. Fortunately, her family is always by her side and becomes her strong foothold, especially when she has troubles or she is tired. During the study and practice, her family always follows, encourages and supports her pursuit of passion.

Hong remembered her feeling when she first received the medal. "Breaking up emotionally, unable to stop the tears, I cried for the effort after practicing so many times, has been successful, crying because I could meet the expectation of my teacher, crying because now my family can be proud of me "- Hong emotionally shared.

By strictly following the rules when practicing, Hong has never suffered any serious injury, even if it is just rubbing lightly on the skin.

Over the years, Hong has played in athletics, stick pushing, tug of war in regional and national tournaments. Some outstanding achievements has she achieved such as a silver medal, a bronze medal in marathons at the traditional Marathon Cup of Hoa Binh Newspaper, two gold medals in the Region I Sports Competition of ethnic minorities; a gold medal of stick pushing at the 6th Provincial Sports and Physical Training Competitions of Hoa Binh province.

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