Vietnamese women’s football team nominated for 2023 Devotion Awards
VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national women’s football team were nominated at the 2023 Devotion Awards, making them the first female football team to receive the honour.
The Devotion Awards 2023 recognises the best in music and sports and were originally launched by the Vietnam News Agency daily The Thao va Van Hoa (Sports and Culture).
This year's awards features three categories for sports, including best athlete, best young athlete, and sports achievement of the year.
The five nominees up for the best athlete award are swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang, muay fighter Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat, female footballer Huynh Nhu, track-and-field athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh, and wushu athlete Duong Thuy Vi.
Elsewhere, footballer Khuat Van Khang, swimmer Tran Hung Nguyen, and shooter Phi Thanh Thao will compete for the best young athlete title.
Fans can vote for the winner in two categories: best athlete and best young athlete, via the Bvote system, starting on February 16.
The final category is sports achievement of the year and aims to recognise breakthroughs made by both individuals and teams, particularly those demonstrating the development of Vietnamese sports.
Nominees consist of the Vietnamese national women’s football team for progressing to the finals of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time, Vietnam hosting the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), and Hanoi FC winning the V. League 1 and Super Cup 2022.
Moving forward, the awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in March.