Trinh Thu Vinh could not create any surprises, saying goodbye to the Olympics with her head held high
Báo Thanh niên•03/08/2024
Trinh Thu Vinh could not create a miracle in the final of the women's 25m air pistol event.
At 2:30 p.m. today (August 3), Trinh Thu Vinh entered the final round of the women's 25m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics. Facing the shooter born in 2000 are very strong opponents such as Yang Jiin (Korea, won the gold medal at the Asian Shooting Championship), Manu Bhaker (India, reigning bronze medalist in the women's 10m air pistol event), Veronika Major (Hungary, leading the qualifying round) or Camille Jedrzejewski (host France). However, despite competing in an event that is not her forte, Thu Vinh still competed very hard. After the first three qualifying rounds, the shooter from Thanh Hoa ranked second in the group, only behind the leading shooter Yang Jiin. However, the turning point came in the first direct shooting round (the fourth round in the final). While Thu Vinh continued to only win 3 points, other shooters such as Bhaker, Yang Jiin and Major all accelerated, causing Thu Vinh to be pushed down to sixth place.
Thu Vinh at the Olympic arena
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Trinh Thu Vinh ranked seventh in the final.
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Thu Vinh then only lasted one more round. In the fifth round of the final (the second knockout round), the Vietnamese shooter still only got 3 points, equivalent to 3 shots out of 10.2 points. Thu Vinh fell to seventh place and was eliminated in this category, ending the hope of winning the first medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the Olympics.
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The final of the women's 25m air pistol was very dramatic. After the shooters were gradually eliminated, only Yang Jiin and Camille Jedrzejewski went to the deciding shootout. Both shooters had 33 points in the tenth shootout, then had to enter the shoot-off. Here, Yang Jiin was more confident when she scored 4 points, while Camille only got 1 point. The shooter born in 2003 won the gold medal, continuing to help the Korean sports delegation dominate in shooting. Previously, in the women's 10m air pistol and 10m rifle events, the champions were all Korean. Thu Vinh closed the Olympics with two finals, respectively placing fourth (women's 10m air pistol) and seventh (women's 25m air pistol). This is a commendable step forward for a shooter who has only 7 years of shooting training, but can compete on equal terms with the world's top opponents.
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