Linh Na – From necrotic injury to unexpected gold medal at SEA Games 31

In the first time attending the SEA Games, Nguyen Linh Na made a surprise when she won the gold medal in the women’s 7th pentathlon with an achievement of 5,415 points and broke Nguyen Thi Thu Cuc’s 17-year national record of 5,350 points. .

This is also the first time since 2005, Vietnamese athletics has won gold in this content. Linh Na’s achievement is even more special when just 2 years ago, this girl was about to retire because of a necrotic injury.

“I used to have a period when I wanted to quit training. Because, the content of 7 pentathlons requires a lot of physical strength and sometimes I am very discouraged. 2020 is the time when I want to give up the most. At that time I got injured and I thought I would stop my sports career here. However, my teacher and family gave me the motivation to overcome difficulties, “- Linh Na shared.

Athlete Nguyen Linh Nga is 25 years old this year, from Hoa Binh and wears the army uniform.

7 pentathlon is a content that requires athletes to compete in the 100m hurdles, high jump, weightlifting, 200m run, long jump, javelin throw and 800m run, then add up the total points to calculate the final achievement.

A few months ago, Linh Na’s achievement at the national championship was 5,096 points and she was surprised that she was able to improve her achievement by 300 points to win the 31st SEA Games gold medal at home.

“When I entered the first exam, I didn’t think I could win. Actually, right now I still feel lightheaded, indescribable. This score is also my best achievement. I’ve been there ever,” Linh Na said.