The focus of the 31st SEA Games today: Waiting for Nguyen Thi Oanh, Nguyen Huy Hoang to break the record

The first day of athletics competition took place at My Dinh Stadium (Hanoi) with a total of 11 sets of medals. “Vietnam Queen of Athletics” Nguyen Thi Oanh compete in the first final content of the women’s 1,500 m. 4 competitors with the girl from Bac Giang are Khan Sreyroth (Cambodia), Lodkeo Inthakoumman (Laos), Goh Chui Ling (Singapore) and teammate Khuat Phuong Anh. If she keeps her form, Nguyen Thi Oanh promises to successfully defend the gold medal in this content. LIVE SEA Games 2019, Oanh achieved a record of 14 minutes 17 seconds 31, far ahead of runner-up Mardika Manik (Indonesia); while Khuat Phuong Anh finished third. This time Mardika Manik did not attend, opening the opportunity to win both gold and silver medals for Vietnamese athletics.

Nguyen Thi Oanh and Nguyen Huy Hoang promise to create a record Independence – Dau Tien Dat

Immediately after the final of 1,500 m in the morning, Nguyen Thi Oanh had to focus on recovering her strength to compete in the final of the women’s 5,000 m distance in the afternoon of the same day. This content has 9 athletes from the Philippines, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia compete, in which besides Oanh, there is 1 more athlete from Vietnam, Pham Thi Hong Le. Nguyen Thi Oanh is also the champion of this content, she also promises to break the SEA Games record that has existed for the past 15 years set by Triyaningsih (Indonesia) at the 2007 SEA Games with a record of 15 minutes 54 seconds 32. In the national championship In 2021, Oanh broke the 19-year national record with a record of 15 minutes 53 seconds 48. That was the basis for experts to believe that the Vietnamese golden girl in athletics broke the 31st SEA Games record at home.

Vietnam’s athletics also expects a gold medal dispute in the 1,500 m content of Tran Van Dang. He replaced senior Duong Van Thai for the task of defending the gold medal against the competition of the remaining 12 athletes, in which the main opponents were from Thailand and the Philippines. In the 4 x 400 m medley relay (2 men, 2 women), Quach Thi Lan, Nguyen Thi Huyen, Tran Nhat Hoang, and Tran Dinh Son are also determined to defend the gold won 3 years ago.

In swimming at My Dinh Aquatic Palace, the number 1 male swimmer in Vietnam Nguyen Huy Hoang compete in the final content of 1,500 m freestyle on the first day of competition at 6 pm. He and his teammate Nguyen Huu Kim Son competed against 5 opponents from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Huy Hoang is the defending champion of this content with a record of 14 minutes 58 seconds 14 which is also a SEA Games record. With a superior level compared to competitors in the region, Huy Hoang promises to stir up the green race, not only defending the gold medal but also breaking his own record. In addition to Huy Hoang, the Vietnamese swimming team is also looking forward to the explosion of Pham Thanh Bao in the men’s 100 m butterfly, Le Nguyen Paul 100 m backstroke, Le Thi My Thao 200 m butterfly and the 4 x 400 m relay team. do.