Quach Thi Lan changed her luck at SEA Games 31
HanoiIt wasn’t until the fifth time she attended the SEA Games that runner Quach Thi Lan won the gold medal, when she overcame her senior Nguyen Thi Huyen in the final of the women’s 400m hurdles on the afternoon of May 17.
Only four athletes competed in this event on the My Dinh track, and it seemed to be just an internal competition between the two top runners in Vietnam. With a spectacular draw, Quach Thi Lan finished first with 56.33 seconds, 0.8 seconds faster than Nguyen Thi Huyen. In third was Filipino runner Robyn Lauren with 56.44 seconds.
Quach Thi Lan crossed the last hurdle before finishing first in the women’s 400m hurdles at My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi on the afternoon of May 17. Image: Duc Dong
Quach Thi Lan has been a familiar face of Vietnamese athletics at regional and international competitions for nearly 10 years in the 400m and 400m hurdles. The 27-year-old runner won the 2018 ASIAD gold medal and two times the Asian champion in these two forte individual events, but was always ungrateful with the SEA Games.
Through four times attending the regional sports festival since 2013, the athlete from Thanh Hoa province only achieved the best achievement of individual silver medals in the 400m and 400m hurdles in Myanmar 2013, 400m in Singapore 2015. Injury is a big barrier. The most important thing that made Lan unable to reach the glory at the SEA Games, despite always achieving very good results in the preparation process.
SEA Games women’s 400m hurdles final on May 17 afternoon.
Along with the 400m and 400m hurdles, Nguyen Thi Huyen continuously reaped gold, dominating the SEA Games in the last three times. In 2019, in the Philippines, Quach Thi Lan lost to her two-year-old senior, when she finished third 400m and second 400m fence. At the SEA Games at home this time, Quach Thi Lan once again failed in the 400m content on May 15.
Therefore, when winning today, Quach Thi Lan couldn’t help but choke. She said: “Ms. Huyen practiced with her, and of course, if she won the gold medal, I would be happy even though I was a bit disappointed. But Huyen’s success is the real motivation for me to try harder.”
Nguyen Thi Huyen congratulated Quach Thi Lan after the women’s 400m hurdles final. Image: Duc Dong
56.33 seconds is not Quach Thi Lan’s best parameter, because her personal record at 400m hurdles is 55.30 seconds in 2018. The 27-year-old runner acknowledges this fact but is still satisfied when it comes to reality. dream of changing the color of medals. “After five SEA Games, I also won the first individual gold medal that I always wanted,” added Quach Thi Lan.
Reply VnExpress, Nguyen Thi Huyen thinks that juniors deserve this victory. “In order to win a gold medal, athletes must make great efforts to overcome the threshold of achievement and overcome psychological pressure. Quach Thi Lan has been trying for a long time and fully deserves today’s results.” Nam Dinh running foot said.
At the 31st SEA Games, Quach Thi Lan competed in the 400 m, 400 m hurdles and 4×400 mixed relay. She still hopes to win another gold medal in the women’s 4×400 relay.
Nhat Tao
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