In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Đỗ, but is often simplified to Do in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thương or Ngân Thương.
Thương participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she became the first gymnast to represent Vietnam in Olympic competition.[1] She competed only in the preliminary round of competition, where among 82 gymnasts, she placed 15th on vault, 51st on balance beam, 79th on uneven bars, 82nd on floor exercise and 59th overall, and did not qualify for the all-around or individual event finals.
On August 15, 2008, the International Olympic Committee announced that Thương had tested positive for the banned substance furosemide.[2] IOC medical commission chairman Arne Ljungqvist stated that Thương's use of furosemide was likely to be accidental, and the result of receiving poor information on doping restrictions. Nonetheless, she was expelled from the Olympic Games and her athlete accreditation was revoked.[3]
In 2012, she competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games and did not advance to any finals.
^"2 more athletes fail doping tests". CBC News. August 15, 2008.
Do made a return to international competition, competing as a part of the three-member Vietnamese team, at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Do qualified 6th to the Women's Vault final and 11th overall to the All-Around competition. She finished 8th in the All-Around final and 7th in the Women's Vault final.
