On the afternoon of July 28, Vietnamese female shooter Trinh Thu Vinh entered the final of the 2024 Olympic women's 10m air pistol event. As a result, Trinh Thu Vinh won 4th place overall.
The female athlete born in 2000 reached 198.6 points, 2.7 points less than her Indian opponent at the time of stopping. Up to now, Trinh Thu Vinh is the Vietnamese female shooter with the best achievements.
After the results were announced, even though they knew their daughter did not win a medal and ended up in 4th place overall, the female shooter's family was still very happy because after many years of hard training and competition, she was able to participate in a tournament. big, participating in the 2024 Olympic finals.
Mr. Trinh Van Ba (58 years old, living in Quarter 1, Van Du town, Thach Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province) said that over the years, his family has always accompanied, watched and encouraged Vinh. To date, Vinh has won nearly 40 awards both domestically and regionally. Attending the 2024 Olympics this time is considered the biggest tournament that Vinh participates in.
"Participating in an international tournament, where there are many good athletes, before you compete, at home we can only encourage you to try your best, win a high position to bring glory home." for the Fatherland. The fact that my son won 4th place in the end, for us, that was the most wonderful thing, because our family never thought that one day he would achieve such a high ranking, at a world-class competition" - Mr. Ba proud of my daughter.
Sharing pride in her daughter, Mrs. Le Thi Cuong (mother of gunner Trinh Thu Vinh) shared that Vinh is the second daughter in the family (before Vinh there was an older sister with a disability and after Vinh there was a younger sister). ). Vinh's childhood was somewhat difficult, sometimes going to school, sometimes herding buffalo, and doing housework to help the family.
"In 8th grade, Vinh participated in a running race in Thanh Hoa province. Then, seeing his potential, the teachers suggested to his family that he join the police force's sports team. During the 6 years of studying athletics, the teachers realized that Vinh had strengths in shooting, so they transferred him to this subject to practice" - Ms. Cuong shared.
According to Ms. Cuong, during many years of hard training and participating in shooting competitions, Vinh has achieved many achievements. Every time Vinh participates in tournaments, his family is always from afar to encourage and cheer him on. “This time, Vinh competed in the Olympics in France, this is considered the biggest tournament he has ever participated in. When they learned that he had made it to the finals, all his brothers and neighbors called to congratulate him and hoped he would achieve high results. Afterwards, even though he missed a medal and won 4th place overall, his family was always proud of his above achievement" - Ms. Cuong shared.
