Vietnam's Vinh named among world’s top ten in women's 25m pistol event

In her first time taking part in the world's largest sporting arena, Vinh finished seventh among eight finalists, a leap from No 29.

Vinh also moved up to the 17th in the ranking for 10m air pistol event after coming fourth in the 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics. This is the highest rankings Vinh has achieved during her career in this event. Before participating in the games, Vinh was ranked outside the world’s top 40 in the 10m air pistol event.

The world No 1 in the 10m air pistol - women is Kim Yeji of the Republic of Korea (RoK), a silver medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Oh Ye Jin, another shooter from RoK, a gold medalist at the games is the world No 3.