The 2026 World Shooting Championships, running from November 1 to 14, serve as the first major qualifying event for the 2028 Olympics. The top three athletes in each of the 12 individual events will secure 36 quota places for the Games in Los Angeles, US.
Thu Vinh secured her Olympic place after finishing second in the women's 25m sport pistol final with 43 points. The result also earned Vietnam its first silver medal at the World Shooting Championships, marking the country's best-ever performance at the event.
"I am very happy to win my first medal at the World Championships and become the first Vietnamese athlete to qualify for the 2028 Olympics," Thu Vinh said.
"I found the competition a little challenging at first, but I managed to overcome the difficulties. I achieved my goal," she added.
Before her individual silver medal, Thu Vinh had also won team bronze alongside Nguyen Thuy Trang and Nguyen Thuy Dung.
The trio scored 1,745 points, finishing three points behind South Korea and 16 behind India.
After 10 days of competition at the 2026 World Shooting Championships, China topped the medal table with 13 gold, six silver and seven bronze medals.
India ranked second with two gold, five silver and two bronze medals, followed by South Korea with two gold, four silver and three bronze.
Vietnam stood 17th with one silver and one bronze medal.
