On her way: “Sabre queen” Nguyễn Thị Lệ Dung won a ticket to the Rio Olympics yesterday after her victory against Taiwanese fencer Tiffany Dell’Aquila in the sabre final of the Asia-Pacific zonal qualification. — Photo sggp.org.vn

HÀ NỘI — “Sabre queen” Nguyễn Thị Lệ Dung won a ticket to the Rio Olympics yesterday after her victory against Taiwanese fencer Tiffany Dell’Aquila in the sabre final of the Asia-Pacific zone qualification.

Dung’s victory confirmed a third ticket to Rio this summer for Vietnamese fencers after Nguyễn Thị Như Hoa (epee) and Vũ Thành An (sabre) secured their own tickets on Monday. Hoa topped the competition in her category and An earned a spot among the top three.

Nguyễn Tiến Nhật (epee), who was the first Vietnamese fencer to qualify for the Olympics back in 2012, will miss out on Rio after his defeat against Alexander Chernykh from Kyrgysztan yesterday. — VNS