Vietnam adopts AI in elite sports training

Vietnam is integrating AI technology into its national sports training programmes to improve performance in international competitions. A new partnership between the Sports Authority of Việt Nam (SAV) and Dreamax Company will see AI applied from 2025 to 2030.

The Vietnamese technology will analyse performance data, monitor adaptation to training, and predict injury risk using devices that collect environmental and spatial indicators. The first implementations are set to begin next week, marking a shift towards data-driven performance evaluation and coaching.

SAV Director Nguyễn Danh Hoàng Việt said the initiative addresses outdated systems and builds on the country’s recent sporting successes by offering more sophisticated and personalised training. Dreamax stated that the AI system supports national management and provides public insight into sporting progress.

Collected data, managed as national security information, will be analysed to measure the programme’s impact over its first year. If successful, the AI-based approach may expand to other teams as Vietnam targets greater achievements in future Asian Games and Olympic events.

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