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First Vietnamese woman completes Boston Marathon

Vietnamese runner Nguyen Linh Chi completed the 2019 Boston Marathon on April 16.
First Vietnamese woman completes Boston Marathon ảnh 1Vietnamese runner Nguyen Linh Chi competes in the Boston Marathon (right) and her finisher's medal (left). (Photo: webthethao.vn)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnameserunner Nguyen Linh Chi completed the 2019 Boston Marathon on April 16.

Chi, who is the first Vietnamese woman ever to earn a place to compete in theprestigious event, reached to the finish line with a time of 3:09.31.

Chi said that with this result, she has qualified for the next Boston Marathonin 2020.

The title on the women’s side went to Worknesh Degafa of Ethiopia with a timeof 02:23.31. The runners-up were Edna Kiplagat of Kenya with a time of 02:24.13and Jordan Hasay of the US with a time of 02:25.20.

Lawrence Cherono of Kenya triumphed in the men’s side after clocking a time of2:07.57. Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia and Kenneth Kipkemoi of Kenya finishedsecond and third.

Chi qualified for the race by finishing in three hours and 23 minutes at theClif Mountains 2 Beach Marathon 2018 in California, a result 12 minutes fasterthan the qualification cutoff for her 30-39 age group. — VNS/VNA
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