• Judoka Van Ngoc Tu wins ticket to Olympic Games

• Vietnamese Taekwondo artists make it to Olympic London

The event is expected to draw 38 athletes from 30 nations competing for 27 places.

Thuong, 21, has contributed greatly to the remarkable victories of the Vietnamese gymnastics team when she won five gold medals at three consecutive Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

In 2008, she blazed a new path for Vietnamese gymnast by becoming one of the first to compete in the Olympics. When she was then banned for doping violations, however, her career took a tragic downturn.

Following eight months of non-participation, Thuong won two gold medals at the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia alongside fellow athlete Hung, who palmed two golds.

Vietnam's gymnastics will have an official place in London next summer thanks to the efforts of 20-year-old Phan Thi Ha Thanh. The girl from Haiphong city won a bronze medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo in October to become the first Vietnamese gymnast to secure a direct ticket to London.