Applying AI technology in training to improve sports performance in 4 key sports

On the morning of June 23, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong had a working session and listened to a report on the Cooperation Agreement with DreaMaX Technology Joint Stock Company in cooperation on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in training to improve sports performance.

Also attending were Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet, Head of the High Performance Sports Department Hoang Quoc Vinh, and representatives of units under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Sports Administration.

Speaking at the opening of the working session, Deputy Minister Hoang Dao Cuong emphasized that the implementation of cooperation on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in training to improve sports performance is the initiative of the Vietnam Sports Administration in thoroughly grasping and implementing Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation.

Representative of DreaMaX Technology Joint Stock Company reported at the meeting

Appreciating the initiative of the Vietnam Sports Administration in searching and selecting partners, the Deputy Minister affirmed that applying AI in training to improve sports performance is one of the top important requirements and tasks for the sports industry.

Reporting to the Deputy Minister at the meeting, Head of the Department of High Performance Sports Hoang Quoc Vinh said that in international arenas, sports powers such as China, the US, Australia... all have a team of science and technology accompanying and supporting a lot in training, tactics, injury prevention...

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  Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the story of improving Vietnamese sports performance

According to the report of the representative of DreaMaX Technology Joint Stock Company, it is expected that the application will initially be applied in 4 sports including Shooting, Archery, Taekwondo, Boxing in analyzing professional factors such as shooting lines, shooting lines of athletes (for Shooting, Archery), stability, analysis of injury prevention ability, accuracy (for Taekwondo, Boxing)... The application will support the processing of large amounts of athlete data from the beginning of training, during training, practice, competition...

The indicators are quantified to compare with the world level. The core nature of the application is to support data processing of 3 groups of subjects including managers, athletes and the public.

Specifically, group 1 is the management levels including State agencies and coaches. The collected data will support investment evaluation, selection of competition subjects or support the coaching staff and coaches in providing appropriate exercises and calculating the appropriate performance points.

Group 2 is the group of athletes who want to improve their performance. Through quantified data, athletes will be able to accurately grasp training and competition information to self-adjust.

Group 3 is the public group. Besides supporting training and practice, the application also owns a communication connection section to the community, thereby providing information to help the community and fans have a closer look at the sports industry.

Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Nguyen Danh Hoang Viet spoke at the meeting.

At the meeting, representatives of units under the Ministry and the Department contributed ideas to develop the plan. Basically, the representatives all expressed high agreement with the proposed plan. Head of the Department of Digital Infrastructure and Information Security (Digital Transformation Center of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) Le Manh Hung suggested that relevant parties need to ensure strict information security, because this is all important information that contributes to shaping the strategy and direction in the coming time.

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister Hoang Dao Cuong affirmed that this is the right time to implement AI application in training to improve sports performance. The Deputy Minister requested relevant parties to urgently develop a detailed plan and implement it as soon as possible, so that within the next 2 months, it is necessary to collect initial information to support the assessment, preparation of forces, and list of athletes for the 33rd SEA Games.

"The implementation plan needs to ensure timely assessment of athletes' training results, support training and selection of teams. I suggest that it should be implemented urgently, not left to drag on. This is a turning point for the sports industry. In the immediate future, it will be applied to 4 sports, these are also 4 key sports, when implemented well, it will continue to be expanded" - the Deputy Minister said.

The Deputy Minister also requested that after each year of implementation, there must be working sessions to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/ung-dung-cong-nghe-ai-trong-cong-tac-huan-luyen-nang-cao-thanh-tich-the-thao-o-4-mon-trong-diem-20250623110328582.htm