SEA Games 31: Lo Thi Hoang breaks record in javelin to win gold
Vietnam's track and field athlete Lo Thi Hoang broke the SEA Games record in the women's javelin throw of 56.37m and won the gold medal at the SEA Games 31 on May 18.
Lo Thi Hoang broke the SEA Games record in the women's javelin throw of 56.37m. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam's track and field athlete LoThi Hoang broke the SEA Games record in the women's javelin throw of 56.37m andwon the gold medal at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) onMay 18.
The record of 55.97m set by Thai athlete Buoban Pamang atthe 24th SEA Games in 2007 in Thailand was unbeatable for 15 years.
Hoang is one of the four athletes from ethnic minoritygroups in northern Son La province at SEA Games 31.
In the previous SEA Games, she only won a silver medal in women'sjavelin throw with 55.77m.
As of May 18, Vietnamese track and field athletes brought home 17 gold medals,completing the team’s target at SEA Games 31./.
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association said aside from EJ Obiena - the biggest hope of the athletic team, it has also assembled a gem-studded roster out to grab their share of the spotlight at the ongoing SEA Games 31 in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s athletic team ranked high at the two consecutive previous SEA Games, and members are determined to defend their top position in this sport at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games in the country.
With her excellent performance in heptathlon, Nguyen Linh Na of Vietnam made an impressive comeback on May 17, the second competition day of this sport at SEA Games 31, to pocket a gold medal.
