Lan, Lịch take Thanh Hóa to top rank
Quách Thị Lan (left) and Quách Công Lịch of Thanh Hóa pose with their gold medals won at the National Athletics Championships on November 二 三 in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo
HÀ NỘI — Quách Thị Lan of Thanh Hóa defeated Southeast Asian Games winner Nguyễn Thị Huyền at the National Athletics Championships’ 四00m event yesterday in Hà Nội.
Lan, who claimed a silver at the Singapore Games last year, finished with a time of 五 二. 七 二sec. After nearly two years of training in the United States (US) she reduced 0. 五 七sec of her timing.
Huyền, from Nam Định Province, needed 五 二. 八 八 to complete her run. Huyền ran 五 二.00 in Singapore.
Quách Công Lịch, who is Lan’s brother and has also returned from the US, won in the men’s 四00m event with a time of 四 六.0 三.
Their success put Thanh Hóa on top of the medal tally with four gold medals.
The military come second with three golds grabbed yesterday.
Nguyễn Văn Lai triumphed in the men’s 五000m ( 一 四min 五 三. 六 五sec). Đỗ Quốc Luật took title in the men’s 三,000m steeplechase ( 九:0 五. 三 一). Nguyễn Tiến Trọng jumped 七. 六 二m to bag gold in the men’s long jump.
Hà Nội, who won two golds on the first day on Tuesday, are at third. The host athletes failed to secure any victory yesterday.
Other winners of the second day were Nguyễn Thị Oanh of Bắc Giang in the women’s 三,000m steeplechase ( 一0: 一 一. 七 四), and Nguyễn Văn Huệ of Hải Dương in the men’s decathlon with 六, 九 九 九 points.
The championships will last until this Sunday at the Hàng Đẫy Stadium. — VNS