My Tien officially won a ticket to the Olympics, competing in the event that she once surpassed Anh Vien

On July 2, the leader of the swimming department of the Department of Sports and Physical Training announced the good news that the World Swimming Federation sent an official notice about Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thi My Tien being granted a special ticket to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Swimmer Vo Thi My Tien officially won a ticket to the Paris Olympics with a special ticket.

My Tien was chosen because she is the Vietnamese female swimmer with the highest accumulated points from international competitions in 2023 to date. The World Swimming Federation also designated the only event that the Long An swimmer will compete in at the Paris Olympics at the end of July as the 200m individual medley.

This is the content that 4 years ago, Vo Thi My Tien caused a stir when she broke the record of her senior Nguyen Thi Anh Vien at the national youth tournament. Specifically, the achievement that My Tien achieved was 2 minutes 21 seconds 67 while Anh Vien's record at that time was 2 minutes 22 seconds 05. Last year, My Tien also broke her old record when she achieved 2 minutes 19 seconds 23.

Announcement from the World Swimming Federation about My Tien's special spot

Thus, the Vietnamese sports delegation will attend the 2024 Paris Olympics with 16 athletes, including 14 official slots and 2 special slots for swimming (Vo Thi My Tien) and athletics (Tran Thi Nhi Yen). The 13 athletes who won official slots include: Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming), Nguyen Thi That (cycling), Nguyen Thuy Linh, Le Duc Phat (badminton), Trinh Van Vinh (weightlifting), Trinh Thu Vinh, Le Thi Mong Tuyen (shooting), Vo Thi Kim Anh, Ha Thi Linh (boxing), Nguyen Thi Huong (canoeing), Pham Thi Hue (rowing), Hoang Thi Tinh (judo), Le Quoc Phong, Do Thi Anh Nguyet (archery).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nong-my-tien-chinh-thuc-doat-ve-du-olympic-thi-dau-noi-dung-tung-vuot-anh-vien-185240702081714273.htm