ASEAN University Games

Bùi Thị Ngân poses with her certificate and gold in the women's 1,500m event at the ASEAN University Games. Photo from Bùi Ngân facebook

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam won four gold medals in track-and-field events on the first day of competition at the ASEAN University Games on Wednesday in Ubon Rachathani, Thailand.

Bùi Thị Ngân finished first in the women's 1,500m event with a time of 4min 29.75sec.

Trần Nhật Hoàng won the men's 400m, clocking a time of 49.31sec.

Earlier, Phạm Thị Hồng Lệ grabbed a gold in the women's 10,000m after 39:04.52, and Vũ Thị Ngọc Hà triumphed in the women's triple jump with a 13.30m attempt.

Việt Nam has sent 53 athletes to compete at the Games, which will finish on August 6.

They are competing across track-and-field, taekwondo, pencak silat, Muay Thai, e-sports and futsal. VNS