Track and field athlete sets a record of four golds at SEA Games 32

  • Nguyen Thi Huyen wins three medals at the Games, her 13th gold medal at the SEA Games arena - a record of Vietnamese sports. VNA Photo
    Nguyen Thi Huyen wins three medals at the Games, her 13th gold medal at the SEA Games arena - a record of Vietnamese sports. VNA Photo
  • Vietnamese track and field athletes finish first in the 4x400m relay race, with a record of 3 minutes 33 seconds 05. VNA Photo
    Vietnamese track and field athletes finish first in the 4x400m relay race, with a record of 3 minutes 33 seconds 05. VNA Photo
  • "Gold" athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh wins a gold in the women's 10,000m event. VNA Photo
  • "Gold" athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh wins a gold in the women's 10,000m event. VNA Photo
  • "Gold" athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh wins a gold in the women's 10,000m event. VNA Photo
  • "Gold" athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh wins a gold in the women's 10,000m event. VNA Photo
After excellently winning three gold medals in the women’s 5,000m, and 1,500m and 3,000m steeplechase, on May 12 runner Nguyen Thi Oanh won another gold in her first-time race in the women's 10,000m event. With the results, Oanh became the first Vietnamese track and field athlete to win 4 gold medals for individuals at one SEA Games. Following the success of Oanh, her teammates continued to bring home the 12th gold medal in track-and-field at this year's Games. Accordingly, Nguyen Thi Huyen, Nguyen Thi Minh Hanh, Nguyen Thi Ngoc and Nguyen Thi Hang excellently finished first in the 4x400m relay race, with a record of 3 minutes 33 seconds 05. This was Huyen's third medal at the Games, and her 13th gold medal at the SEA Games arena - a record of Vietnamese sports. The Vietnamese athletics team earned a total of 12 gold medals, failing to fulfil their target of 14-18 gold medals at this Games. VNA Photo

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