Nguyen Thi Oanh is unrivaled on the 1,500m . track

Nguyen Thi Oanh jumped right after the start, then gradually increased the distance after each round of the field. At the end of the third round, she was more than 100 meters ahead of the Singaporean athlete who ran behind Goh Chui Ling. This distance continued to be increased to nearly 200m in the last lap, then Nguyen Thi Oanh finished first with a record of 4 minutes 14 seconds 98. In the back, Khuat Phuong Anh – Vietnam’s remaining runner – was very tried to overtake Goh Chui Ling to get to second, but still finished at 4 minutes 26 seconds 90, nearly 13 seconds behind his teammates.

Nguyen Thi Oanh won a gold medal of 1,500m

Although still unable to reach the SEA Games record of 4 minutes 11 seconds 60 that senior Truong Thanh Hang set at Nakhon Ratchatsima, Thailand in 2017, 4 minutes 14 seconds 98 achieved this morning is still Nguyen Thi’s best achievement. Oanh at the regional sports festival. In the previous two SEA Games, she won the gold medal, but the achievement was only 4 minutes 20 seconds 51 in Malaysia 2017, then 4 minutes 17 seconds 31 in the Philippines 2019.

However, Mr. Tran Van Sy – head coach of the national track and field team – said that after the final 1,500m, Nguyen Thi Oanh had not yet fully released. The strategy proposed for the competition was for the Bac Giang athlete to break through in the first round, and maintain speed in the rest. “Nguyen Thi Oanh must adhere to the right tactics, because it is necessary to maintain strength, in order to compete in many other content,” Mr. Sy said.

With the victory on the 1,500m track this morning, Nguyen Thi Oanh has completed a third of the assigned tasks at this 31 SEA Games. She also has to defend the gold medal in two more events, including the women’s 5,000m at 5:40pm today and the 3000m obstacle course. These are also the contents that Nguyen Thi Oanh dominated in the last two SEA Games in 2017 and 2019.

At the National Athletics Championships in early December 2021, Nguyen Thi Oanh set a national record of 5,000m with a time of 15 minutes 53 seconds 48. This parameter broke the old record of 16 minutes 12 seconds 73 due to running feet. Khanh Hoa Women’s Union Truc Van was established in 2003.

The 31st SEA Games athletics department competed from May 14 to May 19, competing for 47 medal sets. The Vietnamese team, with 65 athletes, aims to win from 15 to 17 gold medals, to take the first place in the whole delegation like the last two Games. At the 29th SEA Games in Malaysia in 2017, Vietnamese athletics won 17 gold medals for the first time, nearly twice as much as Thailand, although the target set was only 10 to 12 gold medals. Two years later, in the Philippines, Vietnamese athletics won 16 gold medals.

With Le Tu Chinh – queen of short distance running absent due to injury, the goal of winning 15 to 17 gold medals at home this time is still considered a challenge for Vietnamese athletics, especially in the 100m distances. , women’s 200m, women’s 4 x 100m relay and 4 x 100m mixed relay. But the team still has many strong content 400m, 800m, 1500m for men and women; men’s, women’s and marathon events, with golden hopes such as Nguyen Thi Oanh, Dinh Thi Bich, Khuat Phuong Anh, and Tran Nhat Hoang.

“I am very happy to win the first gold medal for the Vietnamese track and field team at this SEA Games. Hopefully this is a good start for myself and the athletics team to complete the task, reach or even surpass it. goal of medals at home this year,” said Nguyen Thi Oanh after winning the 1,500m content.

Nhat Tao – Tuan Viet