Hanoi (VNA), March 18 -- Vietnamese top female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh arrived in Basel, Switzerland, on March 17 to compete at the Swiss Open 2024 , aiming to earn important qualifying points for her Paris Olympics campaign.

Targeting a berth at the quarterfinal and beyond, Linh said she has made meticulous preparation for the event held from March 19-24 as part of the World Tour Super 300 tournament system under the Badminton World Federation.

Earlier, she finished the 2024 German Open as the runner-up and earned 5,950 points on the world ranking.

As Linh places No.18 in the race to the Paris Olympics , she said she will strive to gain more points at the tournament in Switzerland and in Spain to ensure her spot in Paris thi...