First Vietnamese woman to win 'world's toughest' triathlon

Vu Phuong Thanh has become the first Vietnamese to win Swiss Ultra Deca Continuous Triathlon World Championship - the toughest triathlon competition in the world.
First Vietnamese woman to win 'world's toughest' triathlon ảnh 1Vu Phuong Thanh cycles during the competition. (Photo: SwissUltra)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vu Phuong Thanh has become the firstVietnamese to win Swiss Ultra Deca Continuous Triathlon World Championship - the toughesttriathlon competition in the world.

Thanh finished first in the women’s category in the event which ended inSwitzerland on August 29, clocking 328 hours 27 minutes and 55 seconds,about an hour faster than her closest rival, a French.

First Vietnamese woman to win 'world's toughest' triathlon ảnh 2Vu Phuong Thanh celebrates her victory with the Vietnamese national flag at the Swiss Ultra Deca Continuous Triathlon World Championship on August 28. (Photo SwissUltra)
There were 23 athletes worldwide taking part in the tournament, in whichthey must complete 38km swimming, 1,800km cycling and 422kmrunning. Thanh was the only representative of Vietnam at the event.

Born in 1990 in Hanoi, she is known as "the girl who runs aroundthe world", or "desert rose".

In 2016, she became the first Asian to run through thefour harshest deserts in the world with a total distance of 1,000km, namely the Atacama Desert in Chile, Gobi Desert in China, Sahara Desert inNorth Africa, and the Antarctica Desert in Antarctica./.
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