Vietnamese women win silver at 2017 Asian Athletics Championships
Tuesday, 11/07/2017 16:37 (GMT+7)
(CPV) - By bagging a silver medal at the 4 x 400 meters relay with 3:33.2, four Vietnamese women helped the nation to rank 5th at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, hosted by the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.
Athlete Quach Thi Lan at the tournament
Medalists are Nguyen Thi Hien, Nguyen Thi Oanh, Hoang Thi Ngoc and Quach Thi Lan, the current strongest Vietnamese athletes in the category. Their rivals are the host, Japan, Kazakhstan, and Thailand, in which India is the strongest. In the final, India pocketed gold with 3:31.34, followed by Japan (3:37.74).
The record has created a solid foundation for Vietnam to earn gold at the upcoming 29th SEA Games.
In the medal tally, the Vietnamese delegation (six athletes) won two golds (the women’s long jump event by Bui Thi Thu Thao with 6.54m; and the women’s 400 meter hurdles event by Nguyen Thi Huyen with 56.14), and two silvers (the women’s 4 x 400 meter relay event by Nguyen Thi Hien, Nguyen Thi Oanh, Hoang Thi Ngoc and Quach Thi Lan with 3:33.2; and the women’s 400 meter event by Quach Thi Lan with 52.78), the best ever result so far.
This year’s event was the 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships, taking place from July 6th to 9th, with the participation of 655 athletes from 45 countries/territories worldwide./.
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