Early morning on July 30, badminton player Nguyễn Thùy Linh had her opening match at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Her opponent was Tiffany Ho, an athlete from Australia.
In the world rankings, Thùy Linh is currently ranked 26th, 65 places ahead of Tiffany. Therefore, the athlete born in 1997 was predicted to easily surpass her opponent.
With enthusiastic support from a few Vietnamese fans in the stands, Thùy Linh entered the game very confidently and took control of the match. She completely dominated and did not give Tiffany Ho any chance.
In the end, the Vietnamese player won 2-0, with scores of 21-6 and 21-3. This is a stepping stone for the athlete born in 1997 to continue aiming for favorable results in the upcoming rounds of the women's singles group stage.
According to the schedule, Nguyễn Thùy Linh will play her second match on July 31. The Vietnamese representative will face Baiwen Zhang, a Chinese-American player currently ranked 11th in the world.
Meanwhile, early tomorrow morning (July 31), another representative of Vietnamese badminton, Lê Đức Phát, will have his opening match against Rothh Fabin from Germany.
