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Vietnamese athletes win two medals at fifth Asian U18 Athletics Championship

Vietnamese young athletes won one gold and one bronze at the fifth Asian U18 Athletics Championship which closed on April 30 in Uzbekistan. ​
Vietnamese athletes win two medals at fifth Asian U18 Athletics Championship ảnh 1Nguyen Khanh Linh celebrates her 1,500m win at the Asian U18 Athletics Championship. (Photo: AAA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese young athletes won one gold andone bronze at the fifth Asian U18 Athletics Championship which closed on April30 in Uzbekistan.

Nguyen Khanh Linh finished first in the girls' 1,500m with a timeof 4min 35.15sec. The 17-year-old defended her top place grabbed from lastyear's event.

Aiana Bolatbekkyzy of Kazakhstan came second and Maftuna Ahmedovaof the hosts was third.

Later, Do Hoang Nghia claimed a bronze in the boys' high jump.After six attempts, Nghia's best result was 2.01m, helping him share the thirdpodium with Kim Hyeonsik of the Republic of Korea.

Devdavs Ismailov of Uzbekistan won a gold as he jumped over 2.06m.

Rathnaweera Patabendige Nilupul Pehe of Sri Lanka bagged a silverwith 2.01m. Although he has the same result as Nghia and Kim, he was placedsecond because he spent less attempts to beat previous heights than them.

Bùi Thị Kim Anh failed in the girls' high jump with a fourth-placeposition.

Vietnamese young athletes will take part in the continentalchampionship for the U20s in July in the RoK./.

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