Huyen sets pole-vault record

Huyen sets pole-vault record

Vu Van Huyen of the Military team set a new pole-vault record yesterday at the National Athletics Championships in HCM City.— Photo VSI
HA NOI (VNS)– "Iron Man" Vu Van Huyen of the Military team set a new pole-vault record yesterday at the National Athletics Championships in HCM City.

Huyen's 4.90m jump beat his previous national record of 4.85m set last year.

Pham Thi Thanh Truc of Vinh Long Province also achieved a new record in the women's hammer throw with a result of 47.77m.

Quang Ngai Province-born Pham Thi Binh proved her strength in the 10,000m, taking the lead from the beginning and finishing about 200m ahead of the runners-up with a time of 36 min 27.31sec.

Teenager Nguyen Thi Oanh of Ha Noi won the women's 400m while the men's title went to Le Trong Hinh of Thanh Hoa.

Men's quartet Trung Hieu, Cong Son, Ngoc An and Hung Dung won the first gold for the hosts in the 4x100m event with a time of 40.17sec, the team's first title after four days of competition.

An Giang won the women's gold with strong support from SEA Games medallist Vu Thi Huong.

In the 110m hurdle, Da Nang's Hoang Luc Kieu My and Ngoc Quang of Ha Noi claimed the women's and men's crowns, respectively.

The national championships will finish today with nine finals. – VNS

Xuan smashes javelin record

Xuan smashes javelin record

Soldier Bui Thi Xuan from the military made a 50.48m throw in the women's javelin event, setting a new national record and earning a gold medal.— Photo tuoitre

HA NOI (VNS) —The National Athletics Championships saw only one new record on the second day on Monday at HCM City's Thong Nhat Stadium.

Soldier Bui Thi Xuan from the military made a 50.48m throw in the women's javelin event, setting a new national record and earning a gold medal.

The old record of 48.8m was also made by Xuan at last year's HCM City International Athletics Tournament.

In the women's 800m track, the absence of the Asian champion Truong Thanh Hang because of injury gave other young athletes greater opportunity. Do Thi Thao of Ha Noi continued to prove her ability to win with a time of 2min 08.76sec, pocketing her second gold following her first one in the 4x800m relay on Sunday.

In the men's 800m, SEA Games winner Duong Van Thai left his rivals far behind to take the title, clocking 1:50.75.

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tham of An Giang, replacing her teammate sprint queen Vu Thi Huong, won the women's 100m with 11.96sec. Huong decided to withdraw from her competitive strong point due to not having recovered from injury.

Nguyen Van Huynh from the military took the men's 100m gold medal in a time of 10.65sec.

Olympian Duong Thi Viet Anh of Bac Lieu made a disappointing performance finishing only second in the women's high jump event.

Anh who met no difficulty flying over 1.85m in height at the Mekong Delta's Sport Games earlier this month could only achieve the same after her third attempt at Thong Nhat Stadium.

Meanwhile, key rival Pham Thi Diem from Ben Tre Province, favoured to be the gold medallist, jumped over 1,85m in her first try.

The four-day tournament which attracted more than 500 athletes from 48 cities and provinces will finish today. — VNS