Huyen wins gold at Asian athletics
Nguyen Thi Huyen won a gold medal in the women’s 400m hurdles at the 15
th Asian Junior Athietics Championships in Sri Lanka .
Nguyen Thi Huyen won a gold medal in the women’s 400m hurdles at the 15
th Asian Junior Athietics Championships in Sri Lanka .
Huyen beat six strong rivals to finish first in a time of 59.92sec, leaving behind runners-up including Zaiko Marina of Kazakhstan (1:00.00) and Lo Pei-Lin of Chinese Taipei (1:00.45).
Earlier, Le Trong Giang won a bronze medal in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:22.28.
With one gold and one bronze, Vietnam ranked 12 th in the medal tally.
China became overall champion with a haul of 15 gold, five silver and three bronze medals.-VNA
Huyen beat six strong rivals to finish first in a time of 59.92sec, leaving behind runners-up including Zaiko Marina of Kazakhstan (1:00.00) and Lo Pei-Lin of Chinese Taipei (1:00.45).
Earlier, Le Trong Giang won a bronze medal in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:22.28.
With one gold and one bronze, Vietnam ranked 12 th in the medal tally.
China became overall champion with a haul of 15 gold, five silver and three bronze medals.-VNA
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