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Vietnamese swimmers qualify for 2024 Paris Paralympics
VGP – Three Vietnamese swimmers will compete at the upcoming Paris Paralympics later this year.
: Trinh Thi Bich Nhu is one of three Vietnamese swimmers qualified for the Paris Paralympics in September.
They are Le Tien Dat, Do Thanh Hai and Trinh Thi Bich Nhu who receive their spot through the Minimum Qualification Standard (MQS) Slot Allocation.
To qualify through this system, athletes must satisfy arrange of requirement such as achieving a MQS at a World Para Swimming (WPS) Recognised Competition between 1 October 2018 and 1 August 2021; being internationally classified before June 30, 2021; and having competed in at least one of the WPS World Series events in specific periods.
Nhu, the female swimmer, has made up a remarkable achievement in 2023 as she successful won five golds and one silver at the 12th ASEAN ParaGames in Cambodia last June.
It will be the fourth Paralympics in a row of the former world championship silver medallist. She competed in the London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Đạt was Viet Nam's only champion at the fourth Asian Para Games in China last October. He also won four golds and silver at the regional Para Games.
Hai was Dat's runner-up at the Chinese Games after he secured three golds at the Cambodian competitions.
While Dat enjoy his first Paralympics, it will be Hai's third time in a row. He swam at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020./.