Rights and obligations of high-achievement sports athletes in Vietnam

Rights and obligations of high-achievement sports athletes in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. High-achievement sports tournaments in Vietnam

Article 37 of the Law on Physical Training and Sports 2006 (amended 2018) stipulates high-achievement sports tournaments as follows

- Regional, continental and world sports games held in Vietnam.

- National sports games.

- Regional, continental and world championships and junior championships of each sport held in Vietnam.

- Annual national championships and national junior championships of each sport.

- Tournaments and matches held or hosted by national sports federations or international sports federations.

- Provincial championships of each sport.

- Other high-achievement sports tournaments and matches held by provincial sports federations.

2. Rights and obligations of high-achievement sports athletes in Vietnam

2.1. Rights of high-achievement sports athletes in Vietnam

Specifically, in Clause 1, Article 32 of the Law on Physical Training and Sports 2006 (amended 2018), a high-achievement sports athlete has the following rights:

- Receive equipment, devices and means for sports training and competitions;

- Receive medical treatment of their injuries during training and competitions;

- Receive special nutrition regime, salaries and remuneration associated with the training and competitions as per the law;

- Adopt safety measures in sports training and competitions;

- Participate in and receive benefits from insurance against occupational accident or diseases, medical insurance, social insurance, unemployment insurance as per the law;

- Facilitate their academic, political and professional learning;

- Athletes who record outstanding achievements in national and international sports tournaments are entitled to incentives regarding professional training, healthcare, rewards and other benefits as per the law;

- Athletes who are no longer able to compete shall be enabled to learn a skilled trade and find a job as per the law; and be given priority to do jobs at sports establishments;

- If an athlete of a national team or team in province or central-affiliated city (hereinafter referred to as province) meets with an accident during sports training and competitions resulting in his/her permanent incapacity for work or death, the athlete or his/her relative is entitled to receive benefits as per the law.

2.2. Obligations of high-achievement sports athletes in Vietnam

A high-achievement sports athlete has the following obligations:

- Use his/her best efforts to practice and compete to gain high-achievements;

- Follow training curriculum and lesson plans of his/her coaches;

- Abide by regulations on sports competition and rules of sports tournaments;

- Self improve his/her ethical qualities, sense of discipline, and elevate his/her sense of national pride.

(Clause 2, Article 32 of the Law on Physical Training and Sports 2006 (amended 2018))

3. Contents of state management of physical training and sports in Vietnam

Article 6 of the Law on Physical Training and Sports 2006 (amended 2018) stipulates the contents of state management of physical training and sports as follows:

- Elaborating, promulgating and organizing the implementation of, strategies, plannings, plans and policies on physical training and sports development and legal documents on physical training and sports.

- Organizing and directing the training of human resources for physical training and sports.

- Inspecting and assessing the development of mass physical training and sports and sports competition activities.

- Organizing and directing scientific and technological research and application in the domain of physical training and sports.

- Mobilizing, managing and using resources for physical training and sports development.

- Organizing and directing emulation and commendation work in the domain of physical training and sports.

- Organizing and directing international cooperation in sports.

- Examining, inspecting, settling complaints and denunciations and handling violations of law on physical training and sports.

Thanh Rin

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