At the reception, the French Ambassador expressed his admiration for the impressive achievements of the Vietnamese sports delegation in international sports tournaments recently.
Besides, Ambassador Olivier Brochet praised the hard-working spirits of Vietnamese athletes during training and competition, especially disabled athletes who had performance efforts at the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games.
At the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games, Vietnam secured one bronze medal thanks to weightlifter Le Van Cong in the men’s 49-kilogram category.
On this occasion, Ambassador Olivier Brochet also presented a congratulatory letter to athlete Le Van Cong for his achievement at the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games.
Le Van Cong is the first Vietnamese athlete to win medals in three consecutive Paralympic Games, including a gold medal in Rio 2016, a silver medal in Tokyo 2020 and bronze medal in Paris 2024.
Additionally, H.E. Olivier Brochet also expressed his desire for opportunities to share, collaborate and bring the best conditions for Vietnamese athletes as well as realize the goals of Vietnam sports teams at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
In response to the desire from the French Ambassador to Vietnam, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City National Sports Training Center Pham Thanh Tu also hoped to receive the ambassador and his delegation to the center in the coming visits which would contribute to strengthening the friendship between Vietnam and France as well as mutual understanding between the sports federations and associations of both sides.
Some photos show a visit and a working session of French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet at Ho Chi Minh City National Sports Training Center.
