The 33rd SEA Games Organizing Committee said Bich Tuyen will not participate in the tournament.

According to Thai media, information from the 33rd SEA Games organizing committee said that female volleyball athlete Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen was not on the registration list of the Vietnamese sports delegation.

Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen is under great pressure from gender testing - Photo archive

This information was given by Thailand News Agency, which has high credibility. Specifically, Thailand News Agency said that Bich Tuyen will not participate in the 33rd SEA Games, taking place in Thailand.

"The 33rd SEA Games organizing committee said the Vietnam Volleyball Federation did not submit the registration documents for Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, a 25-year-old female volleyball player. The deadline for registering the list of athletes is September 15," Thailand News Agency said.

This is not too surprising information because throughout the past time, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen has been under a lot of pressure from the gender testing trend that is being tightened by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).

A month ago, the 33rd SEA Games organizing committee revealed that they might conduct gender tests on athletes in some competitions.

To date, the gender testing has not been clearly announced. However, the FIVB has conducted gender testing on some athletes at the 2025 Women's U21 World Championship.

After this inspection, Bich Tuyen proactively withdrew from the list of Vietnamese team participating in the Women's Volleyball World Championship taking place from the end of August.

Bich Tuyen (number 10) is under a lot of pressure about gender testing - Photo: TVA

In a social media post, Bich Tuyen shared the reason she withdrew from the team was because she "felt that FIVB regulations were not transparent enough" and "to protect herself".

According to Thairath newspaper, gender testing at the 33rd SEA Games can be entrusted to sports federations, especially focusing on highly competitive sports such as martial arts, volleyball, football, and especially athletics.

Currently, World Athletics has pioneered gender testing for all athletes worldwide.

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ban-to-chuc-sea-games-33-cho-biet-bich-tuyen-se-khong-du-giai-20250919202616158.htm