She affirmed that each of her competition results is an opportunity to accumulate expertise towards higher goals ahead.
Anniversaries at SEA Games 33
Shooter Trinh Thu Vinh is the most noticed person of the Vietnamese Sports Delegation at SEA Games 33 after she won four Gold Medals, breaking three Games records. As soon as she returned home, Trinh Thu Vinh received praise from leaders at all levels of the managing unit of the People's Police and the Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports.
The shooter once expressed on the shooting range in Thailand that: "This SEA Games 33 has many memories for me. This is the first time, I have won a Gold Medal at the Southeast Asian Games. I participated in the SEA Games in Vietnam in 2022 but have not won a Gold Medal.
In the process of preparing for SEA Games 33, I was prepared by the coaching staff with the best technical exercises, so I am capable of competing for achievements. However, competing at SEA Games, the pressure is not small. I have won gold medals in Thailand to achieve results for myself.
Throughout the shooting exercises of the women's 10m air pistol and the women's 25m sports pistol at SEA Games 33, the media saw that Trinh Thu Vinh carefully followed the techniques according to the small marks in the notebook placed on the shooting pod.
For professionals, each shooter prepares the best expertise for themselves. Most safely, they will record the requirements and adjustments from training sessions in the book and are allowed to watch during official competition.
Trinh Thu Vinh expressed that: "On the shooting pod, shooters are very easily caught up in the scores in competition. I or any shooter record professional requirements for adjustment. From pushing live to pulling the trigger is a meticulous process. People say that cheering in the stands can affect professional skills, but that's not entirely true. I personally carefully look at the notes in the notebook, so there are appropriate changes.
Before competing in SEA Games 33, Trinh Thu Vinh got acquainted with the official shooting range of the Games through competing at the 2025 Southeast Asian Championships. She said that she was not pressured in front of the shooting range, but when competing in official competitions, achievements must be prioritized. "There are many memories for me in Thailand, but when I won the Gold Medal at SEA Games 33, this was a very memorable result in my career," shooter Trinh Thu Vinh added.
ASIAD 20 Goals
Head of the Vietnamese sports delegation - Mr. Nguyen Hong Minh affirmed that shooting is still a sport that the sports industry is focusing on investing in international arenas in the coming time. When asked what Trinh Thu Vinh's nearest goal is, she said she revealed that it is striving to achieve results at ASIAD 20 in 2026 in Japan.
Trinh Thu Vinh still remembers the moment of reaching fourth place in the final of the 10m air pistol shooting at ASIAD 19 in 2023 in China. She believes that the opportunity may be successful but not yet realized. The Games are the biggest competition at the Asian level in Trinh Thu Vinh's career. Before ASIAD 19, the media did not grasp much about Trinh Thu Vinh, but when this shooter from Thanh Hoa province passed the qualifying round and almost touched the medal at ASIAD 19, people knew more about her.
I am very focused on preparing the most carefully with the accumulated experience. I understand that competing at ASIAD is a challenge that is never easy. I hope to achieve the best results at ASIAD 20 in Japan," shooter Trinh Thu Vinh confided.
Remember in Thailand, after each shooting and winning a Gold Medal at SEA Games 33, Trinh Thu Vinh needed certain periods of time to help herself calm down more. No one spoke out but everyone understood that the female shooter of the Vietnamese shooting team had no small pressure when competing directly. After completing the competition, Trinh Thu Vinh maintained a comfortable spirit to share with the media. However, she herself and the coach, experts of the pistol team of the Vietnamese shooting team clearly understood the limits to help the female shooter stay calm before competing.
Trinh Thu Vinh always does not share anything with the media before competing. She understands that it is to maintain her spirit. In terms of expertise, Trinh Thu Vinh wants to have a private space to relieve pressure before and after completing her professional career, so the female shooter is cautious in every word she shares.
Now that SEA Games 33 has closed, I still continue the task ahead, which are domestic and international tournaments. I don't lose focus on the achievements I have achieved, but this is a premise to help myself feel more confident," Trinh Thu Vinh once shared.
Efforts to be more complete
A year ago, Trinh Thu Vinh topped the list of 10 outstanding national athletes of 2024. She continued to be nominated for the list of outstanding national athletes of 2025. When this article went online, it was the time when the Organizing Committee of the Vote and the Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports completed the votes for each athlete to announce the list of outstanding national athletes of 2025. It is almost certain that Trinh Thu Vinh will continue to be named in this bright list.
The female shooter expressed that: "2025 is a memorable year for me. I have professional results to develop in my career. However, I am a young shooter, so I always learn from my teachers and seniors. Each time I participate in a domestic or international tournament, it is another time I accumulate experience for myself.
Before the 2025 year closed, Trinh Thu Vinh was one of the typical athletes commended and encouraged by the Ministry of Public Security and the Vietnam People's Police Sports Association for her achievements at SEA Games 33.
Most importantly, the shooter has been officially recruited by the Ministry of Public Security into the force. She said that this is an effort she has strived for and been recognized for, but when she becomes a soldier of the People's Police sports, she needs to make more efforts and achieve more achievements.
The National Shooting School at the National High-Level Athlete Training Center (Hanoi) has turned on the lights again when key shooters return from SEA Games 33. The training sessions continue to be implemented according to the professional curriculum. Representatives of the Vietnam Shooting Team's coaching staff said that the SEA Games 33 professional program has closed and there are lessons learned from the competition. At this time, preparations for the 2026 task have begun.
Trinh Thu Vinh has medal results in the Asian arena. She participated in the 2024 Olympics in France. With ASIAD, Trinh Thu Vinh is confident that she will have a professional highlight in 2026. Vietnamese shooting is predicted to have the opportunity to achieve the best results if Trinh Thu Vinh or key shooters in the pistol event achieve the best form and professional stump at ASIAD 20.
If successful in this arena, Trinh Thu Vinh will continue to write about the achievements of Vietnamese shooting as one of the female shooters who brought home medals for national sports at the Asian Games.
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