Sprinter Vu Thi Huong took a gold medal for Vietnam in the women's 100m in Myanmar on December 17 after a prolonged injury and a recent ovarian cyst surgery.
Sprinter Vu Thi Huong took a gold medal for Vietnam in the women’s 100m in Myanmar on December 17 after a prolonged injury and a recent ovarian cyst surgery.
She overwhelmed her Thai and Indonesian players, reaching the finish line after 11s59, or 0s26 less than a Thai runner.
At the previous SEA Games in Indonesia in 2011, Huong failed to secure gold in her favourite 100m and 200m.
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Beyond expectations, Vu Thi Huong took a gold medal in the women's 100m at SEA Games 27 |
The impressive performance in Myanmar is expected to build up Huong’s confidence in the women’s 200m race on December 18.
Shortly after Huong’s competition, her team mate Do Thi Thao bagged a gold medal in the women’s 800m.
In the morning, Nguyen Van Lai carried off a gold medal in the men’s 5,000m race.
Vietnamese marksmen brought home seven out of a total of 12 gold medals at this event, surpassing their set target.
Le Ngoc Mai, Nguyen Thi Hoa Hong and Nguyen Thi Dung clinched the seventh gold medal for Vietnam’s shooting in the women’s 25m air pistol.
Rowers struck only gold medal, failing to meet their set target of winning at least 3 gold medals. Bui Thi Nhat, Nguyen Thi Trinh, Tran Thi Sam, and Pham Thi Thao only grabbed a silver medal in the women’s LW4.
In football, U23 Vietnam were knocked out of SEA Games 27 in a group match against defending champions Malaysia.
As of 07.00pm on December 17, Vietnam got a total of 49 gold medals, ranking it second on the medal tally.(Source:VOV)
