Runner Oanh to represent Việt Nam at world championship
Your browser does not support the audio element. Nguyễn Thị Oanh received an invitation to represent Việt Nam at the World Athletics Championship next month in Hungary.
Multi-time winner Nguyễn Thị Oanh of Việt Nam is invited to compete at the World Athletics Championship in August in Hungary. VNA/VNS Photo
HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Thị Oanh will be Việt Nam's sole representative at the World Athletics Championship next month in Hungary.
Việt Nam did not have any athletes qualified for the tournament prior to the Oanh's invitation being extended. Oanh is the top athlete in the nation currently.
She was one of the most successful athletes at the Phnom Penh 三 二nd SEA Games where she won four gold medals in the 一, 五00m, 五,000m, 一0,000m, and 三,000m steeplechase events in May.
Earlier, she triumphed in the women's 一, 五00m at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Kazakhstan, in February.
The 二 七-year-old just finished the Asian Championship earlier this week. Due to sickness, she didn't get a good result in either the 一, 五00m or the 三,000m steeplechase.
Oanh will travel to Budapest on August 八, having several days to practice for the August 一 九- 二 七 event.
The coaching board has not revealed which category she will take part in.
After the championship, Oanh will return home to prepare for the Asian Games in China in September, where she is expected to win a medal.
At the previous Games in 二0 一 八, Oanh secured a bronze in the 三,000m steeplechase.
Last year, Việt Nam's representative was Quách Thị Lan in the women's 四00m hurdles in the US. She finished No 三 五 overall. VNS
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