Nguyễn Thị Oanh competes at the National Athletics Championships held in Hà Nội on Tuesday. Photo danviet.vn

Athletics

HÀ NỘI — Star runner Nguyễn Thị Oanh secured a remarkable gold medal at the National Athletics Championships held in Hà Nội yesterday.

Representing Bắc Giang, Oanh emerged victorious in the women's 1,500m category, crossing the finish line with a time of 4:21.07. Bùi Thị Ngân from Nam Định claimed the silver medal with a time of 4:26.15, and Ngô Thị Khánh Ny from Thái Bình took bronze finishing in 4:32.29.

Oanh's performance at this year's national event surpassed her achievement at the recent ASIAD 19, where she recorded a time of 4:24.19. However, it fell short of her personal best of 4:12.28, achieved at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in August. In the 32nd SEA Games held in May in Cambodia, Oanh had also won the gold medal in the same category, clocking in at 4:16.85.

"I am extremely delighted to successfully defend the women's 1,500m gold medal at the national championship. I will give my utmost effort to focus and achieve the best possible results in the remaining events in which I am competing, including the 5,000m, 10,000m, and 3,000m steeplechase," Oanh said.

In the women's shot put event, Kim Thị Huyền from Trà Vinh was outstanding, clinching the gold medal with a distance of 15.27m. This achievement also broke the previous national record of 14.75m set by Ka Hoa from Ninh Thuận in 2019.

"I couldn't believe I could achieve such a remarkable result," Huyền said.

"That's why I shouted in celebration out of excitement. All my opponents performed exceptionally well today. During practice, I could only manage to reach my limit at 14.87m."

Hailing from a farming family in Càng Long District, Trà Vinh Province, Huyền initially participated in the long jump at the provincial sports event. However, she was later encouraged to join the shot put team.

"In late 2018, I began training in shot put. Two years later, I was promoted to the national youth team and have been part of the national senior team since 2021," she added.

In other news, Hoàng Thanh Giang from Hải Phòng secured the gold medal in the women's long jump with a leap of 6.39m. Bùi Thị Thu Thảo of Hà Nội and Trần Thị Loan from Đà Nẵng claimed the silver and bronze medals, respectively. VNS