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Vietnam wins three silvers at Asian Youth Athletics Champs

Vietnam won three silvers on the last day of the second Asian Youth Athletics Championships which closed in Bangkok on May 23.
Vietnam wins three silvers at Asian Youth Athletics Champs ảnh 1Cao V​o Ng​oc Long poses with the national flag after winning the men’s high jump event at the second Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Thailand on May 22 (Photo:nld.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam won three silvers on the last day of the second AsianYouth Athletics Championships which closed in Bangkok on May 23.

NguyenTrung Cuong took his medal in the boys’ 2,000m steeplechase event. Cuong ran itin 6min 1.16sec.

HasanSaad Alasdi of Iraq took top place (5:58.34) and Mohammed Al Suleimani of Omanwas at third (6:13.33).

Thesecond silver for Vietnam came through Le Thi Hong Han in the girls’ 400mhurdles event with a time of 60.66sec.

China’sYina Liang won the gold with a time 0.63sec faster than Han. She set a newtournament record. The old one was 61.27sec set by Yamani DulanjaleeMudiyanselage of Sri Lanka in 2015.

PeiShan Wu of Chinese Taipei came third, timing 60.87. Han’s teammate Bui ThiTrang was at fourth position (61.80).

NgoThi Khanh Ny bagged the last silver in the girls’ 2,000m steeplechase, clocking7:04.25.

Shewas a little slower than the winner, Kim Hyang Suk from the Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea (DPRK), who finished with 7:02.77.

Thebronze went to Kim Mi Hae, also from the DPRK, on 7:10.82.

Vietnamcompleted the championships with one gold and five silvers.

Thegold medal went to Cao Vo Ngoc Long in the boys’ high jump on May 22.

Earlier,his teammates grabbed two silvers: Doan Thu Hang took one in the girls’ 3,000mand Nguyen Lan Anh the other in girls’ high jump.

Cuong,Ny, Han and Trang earned their berths to compete at the InternationalAssociation Athletics Federation’s World U18 Championship in Kenya in July.

The final resultplaced Vietnam at the eight position in the medal tally.

Chinawas on top with 16 golds. Chinese Taipei (six) and India (five) were second andthird, respectively.-VNA
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