Vietnamese athletes arrive in Japan

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The Vietnamese sports delegation pose for a photo before leaving for Japan.

The delegation boarded flight JL752 that took off at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at 11:20 pm on Sunday (Vietnam time) and landed at Narita International Airport in Tokyo at 6:00 am on Monday (Japan time).

After spending hours on handling procedures, including taking COVID-19 tests, delegation members, all showing negative test result, reached the athletes’ village later the same day.

During their stay, athletes are only allowed to travel between the village and the training and competition venues while sports officials have to move on only the routes they registered before entering Japan. T

hey are banned from leaving the athletes’ village or going to tourist sites, restaurants, or bars, according to Olympics and Paralympics organisers’ regulations.

Athletes will also have samples taken for COVID-19 testing every day. In case of a positive test result, they will be hospitalised or sent to a hotel outside the athletes’ village for quarantine.

The 43-strong delegation of Vietnam is led by Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Tran Duc Phan.

comprises 18 athletes in gymnastics, athletics, swimming, shooting, taekwondo, archery, badminton, rowing, boxing, judo, and weightlifting, and two doctors, four officials, one reporter, and 18 coaches, experts, and team leaders. 

At the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil, Vietnam bagged one gold and one silver for the first time in an Olympics thanks to marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh.