Lan goes for gold in 400m hurdles in ASIAD

Lan goes for gold in 400m hurdles in ASIAD

Quách Thị Lan (R) made it to the final round of women’s  四00m hurdles. — Photo baomoi.vn

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese athlete Quách Thị Lan made it into the final round of the women’s  四00m hurdles after reaching the finish line in second place at Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia on Sunday.

Lan became the runner-up with a total time of  五 五’ 七 四 in the qualification round, following the defending champion in the  四00m hurdles in the  二0 一 六 Asian Indoor Athletics Champs Oluwakemi Adekoya from Bahrain.

Adekoya crossed the finish line in a total time of  五 四’ 八 七.

With this victory, Adekoya broke this year’s ASIAD record, while Lan broke the national record.

This marks Lan’s best achievement so far in her career, beating the previous national record set by Nguyễn Thị Huyền of  五 六’0 六 in last year’s SEA Games  二 九.

Lan will compete for gold medal with Adekoya in the final round, which will be held today.

In the men’s  四00m hurdles, Lan’s older brother, Quách Công Lịch qualified to the semi-final because there were so few athletes competing in the qualification round.

In the women’s long jump, Bùi Thị Thu Thảo also qualified to the final round after some athletes dropped out at the last minute. The event will be held today. — VNS