Top sprinter Vu Thi Huong has efficiently recovered from recent injuryto compete in the women's 100 and 200m at the Southeast Asian Games nextweek.
Huong, who suffered a stretched thigh muscleduring a six-month training stint in Germany , regained her top formby clocking a time of 11.50 seconds at the Mekong Delta AthleticsChampionship last month.
The athlete has managed to win golds in her favourite event since 2005.
"I feel confident in competing for a gold medal at the SEA Games in Indonesia this week," she confirmed.
"Having spent the last two months recovering I'm eager to get back ontrack. I expect a challenge though, especially from the Thai sprinters."
The 25-year-old won a silver medal in the 200m and a bronze in the 100m at the Asian Games in Guangzhou last year.
HCM City-born Truong Thanh Hang, who won two Asian Games silver medalsin the 1,500m and 800m events alongside a clutch of gold medals at theAsian Athletics Championships in Japan and the Borsig Track and FieldTournament in Germany , also feels positive about the upcoming SEAGames.
Hang and her boyfriend Nguyen Dinh Cuong, who willbe a medal contender in the men's 800m and 1,500m, have their sightsfirmly set on the largest regional sporting event.
Thenational team will be bolstered by the addition of Thanh Hoapole-vaulter Le Thi Phuong who beat her own national record with a newheight of 4.15m at the national championships in September.
The event will be held in Palembang , Indonesia from Nov.12-16./.