
Trinh Thu Vinh won the gold medal at the 2026 Southeast Asian Championships.
Based on the medal achievements and new records set, this is considered a successful tournament for the shooters. However, two weeks prior, the key players who had just won gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games had not achieved good results. Trinh Thu Vinh finished 6th overall at the 2026 World Cup held at the end of May. At the Asian Championships held earlier this year, she also won a silver medal in her specialty event. The first gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games helped Thu Vinh shed her psychological burden. She gradually performed more smoothly and even broke the record in the women's 10m air pistol event.
Shooting is a sport that requires nerves of steel. However, the shots fired in Southeast Asian competitions and those fired at continental or world championships carry a different psychological weight. At the same distance and with the same target, facing the steadfastness and cool-headedness of an opponent, the competition becomes completely different.
In regional competitions, a skilled shooter can shoot leisurely and still achieve a high score. Stepping onto the continental stage, that atmosphere vanishes when faced with opponents who can hit the perfect score with every shot. This invisible pressure suffocates every breath, blurs the aiming, and causes every trigger pull to be erratic.
This September, the 20th Asian Games will take place in Japan, bringing together the continent's top shooters. The Southeast Asian Championships, therefore, is seen as an important stepping stone, helping to build confidence among young shooters and relieve psychological pressure on key players like Trinh Thu Vinh, Le Thi Mong Tuyen, and Pham Quang Huy. To reach the medal podium, all need to keep a cool head in the most tense moments. So that when the opponent's perfect shots come crashing down, the shooters can still maintain their composure with every breath.
According to Nhandan.vn
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