Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc has become the first Vietnamese track and fieldathlete to come up to Olympic B standard after she came third in theAsian Walking Championships in Japan.
The 22 year old walker from the central city of Da Nang recorded a timeof 1hr 35mins 13secs in the women’s 20km walk, nearly three minutesfaster than the required qualifying time of 1hr 38mins, which means shecould possibly qualify for the Olympic Games.
Last year, Phuc won gold at the SEA Games 26 in Indonesia with a time of 1hr 43mins 22secs.
In the men’s event, her younger brother, Thanh Ngung, could onlymanage sixth place with 1hr 27mins 57secs. However, both Phuc and Ngungboth broke their own personal and national records./.
The 22 year old walker from the central city of Da Nang recorded a timeof 1hr 35mins 13secs in the women’s 20km walk, nearly three minutesfaster than the required qualifying time of 1hr 38mins, which means shecould possibly qualify for the Olympic Games.
Last year, Phuc won gold at the SEA Games 26 in Indonesia with a time of 1hr 43mins 22secs.
In the men’s event, her younger brother, Thanh Ngung, could onlymanage sixth place with 1hr 27mins 57secs. However, both Phuc and Ngungboth broke their own personal and national records./.
