A training day of Olympic swimmer Anh Vien
VOV.VN -For swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, the upcoming Rio Olympic Games 2016 will be the pinnacle of her sporting career.
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Years of dedication and devotion to her sport will reach a peak at the games where she will swim in four events and hopefully end with a place on the podium and medals around her neck. |
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On an average training day for the Olympic hopeful she and Coach Dang Anh Tuan wake up early and begin a hard training day. |
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All of the training takes place under tight security at the Olympic Village. |
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She chats with other athletes while waiting to catch a bus to the cafeteria. |
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The first order of the day is to refuel and get some breakfast, she usually starts with eggs, cereal and juice. |
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There are plenty of choices, so it’s sometimes difficult to decide. |
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Vienna cakes is a favourite of hers, that she eats at almost every meal. The food in the cafeteria is guaranteed Olympic food safety without any banned substances. |
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Vien chooses to eat healthy – juice, two hard-boiled eggs, Vienna cakes, cereal, a banana and watermelon wedges. |
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She meets with Coach to talk about tactics, using video analysis to study her performances and get other feedback.
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Vien gas a friendly chat with a Korean coach. |
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She says the national flag serves as her inspiration to succeed. |
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She begins by training by performing traditional warm up exercises. |
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Coach Tuan help her train with the exercise ball. |
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He serves as Anh Vien’s teacher quietly in the background giving instructions and guidance for the training session. |
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Training is very strenuous, but she says she is “used to hard work”. |
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Finally, the training day is over and time for dinner then bed before it all starts again the following day. |
