Cyclist Nguyen Thi That - The First Viet Athlete at Olympics Paris 2024

Athlete Nguyen Thi That has gone down in Vietnamese sports history as the first cyclist to earn a spot at the Summer Olympics. Next year, he will head to Paris to represent Vietnam.

The Vietnam Bicycle - Motor Sports Federation confirmed on June 13 that athlete Nguyen Thi That is eligible to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympics. Earlier, on June 12, rider Nguyen Thi That won the gold medal in the women's bronze start of the 2023 Asian Road Bicycle Championship in Thailand. She had a spectacular sprint against the fierce competition of Chinese riders at the top in the last meters near the finish line.

According to the international referees of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), Nguyen Thi That has officially won the right to participate in the World Championships (Photo: VOV).

According to the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cyclist Nguyen Thi That successfully defends her gold medal prize at the Asian Road Cycling Championship 2023. The competition in the 109km long-distance event took place in Rayong, Thailand. This is the third time That was crowned this title, the last two were in 2018 and in 2022.

In total, Vietnamese athletes achieved 4 medals at the Asian Road Cycling Championship 2023, with 3 gold medals from Nguyen Thi That, Nguyen Thi Be Hong, Thach Thi Ngoc Thao, and 1 bronze medal from Pham Le Xuan Loc in individual 30 km road for male cyclist.

Besides Vietnam, many countries sealed Paris 2024 places at Asian Road Cycling Championships in Thailand. In particular, Kazakhstan and Japan were awarded Paris 2024 places after the countries' athletes achieved podium places in the men's individual road race.

Cyclist Sun Jiajun from China, came in second after That in the women's individual road race. Sun also claimed a Paris 2024 spot for her country.

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