VietNamNet Bridge – If footballers who are easy to earn a billion VND are not mentioned, badminton player Tien Minh, swimmer Anh Vien and chessman Quang Liem ranked first for income in 2013.

Swimmer Anh Vien. Photo VNE

In terms of the number of international gold medals in 2013, Anh Vien came first. The girl from the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho competed five tournaments and won a total of 15 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal.

She received VND263 million ($13,000) bonus for 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the SEA Games. Two companies presented Vien with VND100 million ($5,000) for the title “The best athlete of Vietnam at SEA Games.”

In 2013, Vien also received VND108 million ($5,000) bonus for eight gold medals at the Southeast Asian Students’ Sports Festival, VND50 million ($2,500) for a gold medal at the Asia Indoor Games and VND98 million for three gold and one silver medal at the Asian Junior Games. In total, she won VND619 million ($30,000) bonus in 2013, not to mention salaries and other rewards.

Tien Minh. Photo: Thanhnien

However, Vien’s bonuses are less than income from a single tournament of badminton player Tien Minh or chess champion Le Quang Liem.

For example, Tien Minh was awarded the price of $ 44,000 at the India Badminton Tournament. The world bronze medal brought a $25,000 bonus for him.

Tien Minh was one of the athletes with the highest salary in Vietnam, with VND50 million ($2,500) per month from Becamex, for ranking in the top ten of the world. Minh also earned a lot of bonuses from tens of tournaments in the Super Series and Grand Prix each year.

Minh received VND160 million ($8,000) for ranking second at the Taiwan Open alone. He was the champion of the US Open, entering the semi-finals of the Japan Open and Singapore Open... In 2013, Tien Minh earned at least VND2 billion ($100,000).

Quang Liem. Photo chessworld.

Chessman Quang Liem won $40,000 for the world blitz chess championship and $22,500 at the world rapid chess championships. At the end of the year, the international grandmaster won $25,000 after entering round 4 of the Chess World Cup.

Liem was also granted a full scholarship worth $35,000 to study at the Webster University (USA). He was also invested with a billion dong from the chess federation to pursue the target of entering the world top group. Not to mention bonuses at small tournaments, Quang Liem is the highest income earner among Vietnamese athletes, if football players are not mentioned.

Chessman Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son also earned high income last year. He was awarded $18,000 for his fifth position at the world chess tournament, VND110 million ($5,500) for two gold and one bronze medal at the SEA Games. Besides, Son also received hundreds of millions dong of bonus for his good performance at the World Cup Chess, World Rapid Chess Tournament and other international tournaments.

The athletes who earned hundreds of million dong of bonus in 2013 also include weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan (VND105 million for three world bronze medals, VND90 million for three silver Asian medals, VND75 million for a gold medal and for breaking two SEA Games records), shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh (VND85 million for world cup gold medal, VND90 million for an individual gold medal and two group bronze medals at the SEA Games, etc), gymnasts Nguyen Ha Thanh and Phan Thi Ha Thanh. In volleyball, Do Thi Minh, Kim Lien and Ngoc Hoa earned VND8,000-10,000 for three months playing in Thailand.

However, footballer players were the top income earners. For example, Trong Hoang was paid VND7 billion ($350,000) to move from Song Lam Nghe An to Binh Duong. Le Cong Vinh received a salary of $7,000 from a Japanese club. Dozens of other players also received a billion dong for changing FCs last year.

Nguyen Nam