Vietnamese gymnast wins gold medal at world challenge cup

According to national gymnastics coach Truong Minh Sang, Nhu claimed the gold medal in the women’s vault event with a score of 13.175, surpassing several strong competitors to finish in first place.

The medal marked Vietnam’s first gold at this year’s FIG World Challenge Cup and represented a new milestone in her career.

In June last year, she also secured a gold medal at the 2025 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships. It was the first time in 13 years that the Vietnamese women’s gymnastics team had stood on top of the continental podium.

At the 31st Southeast Games in 2022, Nhu, born in 1998 in Ho Chi Minh City, won her first Games silver medals in the women’s team and vault events.

The World Challenge Cup gold is the highest achievement of her career so far.

Vietnam sent five gymnasts to compete at the 2026 FIG World Challenge Cup in Uzbekistan from May 21 to 24, including Nguyen Van Khanh Phong, Dang Ngoc Xuan Thien, Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu, Vu Tien Anh, and Nguyen Phuoc Hai.

At the same tournament in Bulgaria last year, Phong bagged a silver medal in the rings event, while Thien struck gold in the pommel horse event.