Vietnam athletics team make big win at 28th SEA Games

Vietnamese athletics team today won three gold medals and broke a SEA Games record in the women’s 4x400m relay that has existed in the last 24 years.

Nguyen Thi Oanh, Nguyen Thi Thuy, Quach Thi Lan, and Nguyen Thi Huyen claimed a gold medal in the sprint relay, clocking at 3 minutes 31.46 seconds. It broke the record of 3 minutes 35.53 seconds set up by Thai runners at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 1991 in the Philippines.

Earlier today, Vietnamese athlete Duong Van Thai won the men’s 1,500m event with the time of 3 minutes 47.04 seconds.

It is the best result of Thai but still two seconds slower than the current record established by his Vietnamese compatriot Nguyen Dinh Cuong two years ago.

The other gold medal belonged to Do Thi Thao, who was the fastest runner in the finals of women’s 1,500m race at 4 minutes 28.39 seconds.

On June 10, the Vietnamese athletics team had secured a total of five gold medals, including Nguyen Thi Huyen in women’s 400m hurdles, Nguyen Van Hue in men’s decathlon, Do Thi Thao in women’s 800m, Duong Van Thai in men’s 800m, and Le Trong Hinh in men’s 200m.

Now, Vietnam is ranking second on the medal table at the ongoing tournament with 57 gold medals, after the host Singapore with 64 gold medals.

In a relevant note, Vietnamese star swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien today won a gold medal in the women’s 200m breaststroke at 2 minutes 31.16 seconds, lifting her haul of eight gold medals at the tournament.

The 28th SEA Games will last till June 16 in Singapore.

Vietnamese swimmer Anh Vien reacts after winning the women's 200m breaststroke (Photo: Tuoi Tre)

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