Mr. Tran Minh Tien – Fair play and our media relations are our strength after clean up the sport in Vietnam

Mr. Tran Minh Tien is the President of the Vietnam Boxing Federation who is working hard to develop the sport in the Southeast Asian country. Vietnam has got all of the potential to reach the top countries of the Asian continent and following the successes of their women boxers their men talents are also waiting for their time in 2018.
Vietnam Boxing Federation hosted the ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships in Ho Chi Minh City in the recent days where the country achieved its first ever title in the history of the competition. Vietnam Boxing Federation is planning to host another big event in the upcoming two years to get even better results in the international tournaments.

– Could you please introduce your country’s boxing life?
– Boxing in Vietnam has developed and established long times ago, we have got history in this superb sport. An accident of violence could not be controlled in the National Championships in 1994 which lead to the ban of the government for eight years. In 2002, boxing is permitted to rebuild in difficulties in Vietnam. At that times, there was only a Provisional Association of boxing belong to the Sport General Department of the ministry of culture, Sport and Tourism, control all boxing activities in Vietnam.
For 10 years after the ban, boxing developed in rather good way and we have got some achievements in the international events. But recent years, some negative issues happened and boxing developed only in 3-4 teams in the country. Our main goal is to spread the sport more actively in the whole country.
In September 13, 2015, the Vietnam Boxing Federation was set up in a national boxing congress. And Mr. Tran Minh Tien is voted as the first president of Vietnam Boxing Federation two years ago. In the first year, the federation only work in term of cooperation and observers in boxing activities created by Sport General Department. And in June 2017, the Sport General Department has transferred all boxing activities to Vietnam Boxing Federation.
Than, we had to face with a lot of negative issues therefore firstly we have decided to clean up boxing. We are facing with the problem of budget for all boxing tournaments in Vietnam and to renew all R&Js and coaches. Boxing in Vietnam now still have a lot of things to do but we can say that a new era has opened for boxing.

– Would you like to tell us your strategic plans for the future and the key developments in your country?
– With the policy to develop boxing in the country, we have to create more sources for the boxers in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic era. Our main plan for the national team is to send them to several events in the upcoming three years therefore we have to do at least the followings:
1. We are planning to host one seminar to upgrade our coaches, and one further course for the AIBA 1-star R&Js in 2018. Furthermore we have got strong plans for 2019: there will be one seminar for AIBA 2-star coaches, one course for AIBA 1-star R&Js and one further seminar for AIBA 2-Stars R&Js.
2. Competitions:
2018:
– Club championships cup
– National youth championships
– National championships
– Number one championship belts
– Pro championship belt
– Try to attend 2 international tournaments
2019:
– Club championships cup
– National youth championships
– National championships
– Number one championship belt
– Pro championship belt
– Try to attend 2 international tournaments
– To be the host for 1 international event

– What are the main strengths and issues in your boxing life?
– Our main strengths are the fair play, the clean up in the sport, mobilizing social strength and our media power in Vietnam. We are facing with a lot of difficulties financing all areas of boxing but we are ready to solve our issues.