Runner Nguyen Thi Oanh (middle) (Photo: VNA) The athlete won the women's 1,500m andthe 3,000m steeplechase within half an hour of each other at the SEA Games onMay 9, in an imperious display of regional track dominance, it said.
Nguyen Thi Oanh was the reigning gold medallist inboth events, as well as the 5,000m -- which she successfully defended a dayearlier.
"When I knew that I couldn't change theschedule, I accepted it and resolved to conquer the challenge," she toldreporters at the track.
"Of course, me and my coaches also prepared thebest strategy for me to save as much time and energy as possible for bothraces," she added, saying she asked to delay her first doping test untilafter the second race was done.
The runner said she was "very tired, but I'mhappy that I finished the races this afternoon."
Oanh obtained the gold medal in the women’s 1,500mevent at 5:30pm.
The rescheduling of the 3,000m hurdle race to 5:50pmwas unable to slow down the Vietnamese athlete, who also finished first in 10minutes and 34.39 seconds.
The wins give her a total of 11 golds at SEA Games./.
VNA
