Top sprinters set to shine in women's track event

Top sprinter Vu Thi Huong has efficiently recovered from recent injury to compete in the women's 100 and 200m at the Southeast Asian Games next week.

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./.

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