Vietnam's U22 team was honored at the 2026 Dedication Awards, in the category of Sports Achievement of the Year.

Head coach Kim Sang Sik and player Nguyễn Đình Bắc represented the Vietnam U22 national team at the 2026 Dedication Awards ceremony.

The Vietnam U22 Football Team, which won the SEA Games 33 gold medal (notable achievements this year: Winning the SEA Games 33 gold medal; Winning the U23 Southeast Asian Championship title), surpassed the Vietnam Women's Futsal Team that first won a SEA Games gold medal (notable achievements this year: Winning the SEA Games 33 gold medal after five consecutive runner-up finishes; Advancing to the quarter-finals of the Asian Championship) and the Women's 4x400m relay team in athletics that won the SEA Games 33 gold medal (notable achievements this year: Winning the SEA Games 33 gold medal and setting a record of six consecutive gold medals at the Games since 2015; Winning a silver medal at the Asian Championship) to receive the Sports Achievement of the Year award.

At the awards ceremony tonight, April 15, held at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace, the Vietnam U22 national team was honored for its achievement of winning the SEA Games 33 gold medal after a thrilling comeback victory against the Thailand U22 team in the intense final match.

Journalist Nguyễn Tuấn Hùng – Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy General Director of Vietnam News Agency, and Mr. Trần Quốc Tuấn – President of the Vietnam Football Federation, announced and presented the award for the category: Sports Achievement of the Year – The 2026 Dedication Award!