Vietnamese athlete bags gold medal at Canoe Sprint Asian Championship

Vietnamese female canoeist Diep Thi Huong on Friday won a gold medal in the women's C1 500m final at the 2024 Canoe Sprint Asian Championship. Photo: CANOEICFThis is also a Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying event held in Japan between Thursday and Sunday this week. Nguyen Thi Huong in the C1 200m and Nguyen Hong Thai - Nguyen Thi Huong in the C2 500 are in contention for Paris 2024 quotas. This means that the gold medalist Diep Thi Huong could not earn a place at the Paris Games. The Southeast Asian country looks to earn 12-15 Paris 2024 spots.