Affirm expertise
Nguyen Thuy Trang is the athlete mentioned most by Vietnamese sports in recent days. The 21-year-old female shooter of the Vietnamese shooting team won the Gold Medal in the women's 25m sports pistol individual event at the 2026 Asian Women's Rifle and Shooting Championships taking place in India.
This is the first time Nguyen Thuy Trang has won a Gold Medal at an official national team shooting tournament in the Asian Championship arena. In 2023, she won a Gold Medal in the women's 10m air pistol event in the continent. However, the above tournament belongs to the Asian Shooting Cup level.
Representatives of the coaching staff of the Vietnamese shooting team shared from India: "Nguyen Thuy Trang's result is a very encouraging achievement. The athlete has focused on playing well to bring about this achievement. Thuy Trang is maintaining her form".
Nguyen Thuy Trang's Gold Medal achievement in India is the first international championship of the Vietnamese shooting team in 2026. 2 months ago, Thuy Trang entered the final of the women's 25m pistol individual event at SEA Games 33 in Thailand, she won a Silver Medal.
For Thuy Trang personally, she is the youngest shooter in the women's pistol professional team of the Vietnamese shooting team. However, this face shows calmness through practice and actual competition. Mongolian experts in the pistol event of the Vietnamese shooting team once analyzed at SEA Games 33 that Thuy Trang is one of the very promising shooters to succeed in international arenas in the future if she maintains professional stability as at this time.
Having the opportunity to participate in ASIAD 20
Thuy Trang personally is considered a hard-working shooter. At SEA Games 33, she once shared: "I always focus on training and try to improve my ability to the fullest. I believe that I or any shooter who achieves medal achievements also means achieving valuable results for national sports. I am not pressured when competing with seniors. I learn a lot from my seniors.
If you just take a moment to chat with Thuy Trang, everyone will think that the female shooter is a very discreet person. But when you have talked a lot, everyone understands that Thuy Trang is an open person and very focused on her professional skills for shooting. She said that this sport brings her many things, especially Thuy Trang is determined to conquer the best professional achievements and never loses her desire in training and competition.
SEA Games 33 was a successful Games for Thuy Trang personally because the female shooter of the People's Police Sports and the Vietnamese shooting team won the best medals in the 10m air pistol and 25m sports pistol events. However, Thuy Trang believes she is aiming for better results in the ASIAD 20 arena this year. At ASIAD 19, she participated. Although Thuy Trang did not achieve medal achievements, the tournament brought the female shooter a lot of experience.
The level of the Asian Games is a place that attracts all top Asian athletes to participate. Therefore, I learned many lessons from here" - Nguyen Thuy Trang once said.
This year, the Vietnamese shooting team is developing a professional preparation plan for many key faces towards ASIAD 20. Nguyen Thuy Trang is one of them. Remember in Thailand, the head of the Vietnamese sports delegation - Mr. Nguyen Hong Minh - affirmed: "Young athletes who have shown good expertise from SEA Games 33 are all people who continue to be invested in to perform tasks in the following years".
Vietnamese shooting is cautious with the ASIAD 20 task because the distant target is still the 2028 Olympics. Nguyen Thuy Trang is gradually entering professional stability.
