Official launch of the Dong Nai provincial men’s volleyball team

The Dong Nai men’s volleyball team officially made its debut to home audiences with a friendly match against the Ho Chi Minh City Police volleyball team.

Comrades: Vu Hong Van, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Head of the Delegation of National Assembly Deputies of Dong Nai Province; Ton Ngoc Hanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council; Lieutenant General Mai Hoang, Hero of the People’s Armed Forces, Member of the Standing Committee of the municipal Party Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Police, together with provincial leaders and delegates take a commemorative photo with the teams participating in the volleyball exchange. Photo: Huy Anh

On the afternoon of January 29, at the Dong Nai Provincial Sports Training and Competition Center gymnasium, the Dong Nai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a volleyball exchange program and the launch ceremony of the Dong Nai men’s volleyball team.

Attending the ceremony, provincial leaders of Dong Nai included comrades: Vu Hong Van, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Head of the Delegation of National Assembly Deputies of Dong Nai Province; Ton Ngoc Hanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council; Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; Huynh Thi Hang, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the provincial Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee; Le Truong Son, Member of the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; Ho Van Nam, Member of the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee, Party Committee Secretary, Chairman of the People’s Council of Tran Bien ward.

The ceremony was also attended by Lieutenant General Mai Hoang, Hero of the People’s Armed Forces, Member of the Standing Committee of the municipal Party Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Police.

Comrades: Vu Hong Van, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Head of the Delegation of National Assembly Deputies of Dong Nai Province; Ton Ngoc Hanh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council; Lieutenant General Mai Hoang, Hero of the People’s Armed Forces, Member of the Standing Committee of the municipal Party Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Police, together with provincial leaders and delegates take a commemorative photo with the teams participating in the volleyball exchange. Photo: Huy Anh

At the end of December 2025, the Dong Nai provincial People’s Committee issued Document No. 12486/UBND-KGVX, officially approving the policy to establish the Dong Nai provincial men’s volleyball team. The decision was based on a proposal from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which assessed the need to revive one of the province’s traditionally strong sports.

The Dong Nai men’s volleyball team includes a head of delegation, a five-member coaching staff consisting of a head coach and assistant coaches, and 14 athletes. The head of the delegation is Huynh Truc Phuong, Deputy Director of the Dong Nai Provincial Sports Training and Competition Center gymnasium. The head coach is Duong Tan Vinh, who led the Ho Chi Minh City Police men’s volleyball team in the previous season. Standout players on the Dong Nai roster include Nguyen Dinh Nhu (national team member) and Lam Van Sanh (former national team member). Tran Dinh Quy was named Best Attacking Player at the 2024 National A-League Volleyball Championship.

With a strong lineup, the Dong Nai men’s volleyball team sets the goal of winning the top position at the 2026 National A-League Volleyball Championship to secure promotion and return to the most prestigious competition, the national championship, in the following year.

The qualifying round of the 2026 National A-League Volleyball Championship will take place from May 16 to 30 at the Dien Bien provincial sports gymnasium. The tournament will bring together 14 men’s teams nationwide to compete for places in the final round. The final round of the National Division A Volleyball Championship 2026 will be held in December in Thai Nguyen province.

Teams participating in the volleyball exchange. Photo: Huy Anh

On the occasion of their debut before Dong Nai audiences at the Dong Nai Provincial Sports Training and Competition Center gymnasium, the Dong Nai men’s volleyball team played a friendly match against the strong Ho Chi Minh City Police team. Before that was a friendly match between the Binh Dien Long An women's team and the Ho Chi Minh City women's team. The matches were exciting and drew enthusiastic support from a large crowd of spectators in the stands.

The Dong Nai men’s volleyball team (in red jerseys) in the friendly match against the Ho Chi Minh City Police team. Photo: Huy Anh

A large number of spectators cheer in the stands. Photo: Huy Anh

By Huy Anh – Translated by Minh Hanh, Minho