Nguyen Thi That wins ticket to 2024 Paris Olympics
VOV.VN - Local cyclist Nguyen Thi That became the first Vietnamese athlete to book a place to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with the sporting event scheduled to run from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
She will also be the first Vietnamese cyclist in history to to participate in the Olympic Games.
Her qualifying for the event can be attributed to That’s gold medal in the women's event of the Asian Road Cycling Championships in Thailand with a race track of 109 km.
At the event, That received strong support from teammates, Nguyen Thi Thi, Nguyen Thi Thu Mai, and Tran Thi Thuy Trang to join the leading peloton.
She successfully surpassed her strong rivals in the form of Sun Jiajun of China and Jutatip Maneephan of Thailand to win the title.
According to Huynh Van Chanh, head coach of the Vietnamese cycling team, That will compete at the Paris Olympics as the Asian champion.
However, he added that this is a slot for athletes from countries that are ineligible for the Olympics through the World Cycling Union (UCI) rankings or at the World Championships. Therefore, the Vietnamese cyclist will have to wait for final confirmation from the UCI.
Last year saw That grab a gold medal in the women’s elite 111km road race at the Asian Road Cycling Championship in Tajikistan.