With current Vietnamese athletics, the women’s 400m and 400m hurdles have something of interest in the competition of Nguyen Thi Huyen and Quach Thi Lan. In domestic tournaments, Quach Thi Lan has the upper hand and is always appreciated by the coaching staff more than Nguyen Thi Huyen.

However, every time the two entered the SEA Games arena, Nguyen Thi Huyen always won. All 3 consecutive SEA Games from 2015, 2017 and 2019, gold medals belong to Nguyen Thi Huyen in a worthy way.

Remember at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines at the end of 2019, the girl from Nam Dinh made the experts admire when she won both gold medals even though she only returned to the training ground about a year after giving birth to a daughter. But since then, Quach Thi Lan has surpassed Huyen in the above two contents at the 2020-2021 national championship.

This mother, born in 1993, is now looking to find the best feeling of competition to be ready to attend the 31st SEA Games. At the last 2022 Speed ​​Athletics Championships, the lack of strong opponents meant that she had no competition when she was born in 1993. easy win. In the 400m content, she achieved a parameter of 53.91 seconds, which is still a long way from when she won the 2019 SEA Games gold medal (52.80 seconds). As for the 400m hurdles, her time is 1:00.13 seconds.

“The performance in this Speed ​​tournament is not really satisfied. It was not as expected. Maybe because there was no strong opponent, I had to try my best on the track, so I did not exceed the requirements. The feeling of running when competing is still not great, but thanks to it, I have the feeling of playing again when this is the first tournament of the year. From here, I will adjust accordingly to aim for the SEA Games next year. May”. Nguyen Thi Huyen shared.

According to her, currently she competes in any content still waiting for the coaching board to arrange. Huyen’s presence helps to have a higher chance of winning gold in the individual 400m and women’s 4x400m relay events for Vietnamese athletics.

Evaluating the competitors at the 31st SEA Games, she commented: “This year will be difficult as Thailand and the Philippines are both well prepared. Thailand’s Chinenye Onuorah is making a lot of progress and will be an opponent. medal dispute On the other hand, Filipino athletes will be a challenge when they train in the US. Especially, Quach Thi Lan is also excellent and is a gold medal candidate. I will have to work harder and have a chance to win. Believe in yourself and you will win.”

The will and determination is something that Huyen never lacks when she has created feats that many people admire. At the 31st SEA Games, fans are waiting for a miracle from the efforts of this girl who has won 8 SEA Games gold medals.