Athletes set records at national championships

Athletes set records at national championships

HCM CITY (VNS)— Three records were set on Sunday at the ongoing National Athletics Championships at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City.

Pham Van Lam of Ha Noi set a new best in men's long jump with a 7.73m jump, while earlier, Nam Dinh clocked a new record in the men's 4x200m relay at 1min 25.34sec.

Day 1 saw the return of Southeast Asian sprint queen Vu Thi Huong after a brief hiatus from early this year.

Huong stamped her dominance at the event earning gold and setting a record with her An Giang teammates in the women's 4x200m relay event, timing 1:36.25.

The tournament attracted more than 500 athletes from 48 cities and provinces with few of the nation's top athletes present.

Asian 800m champion Truong Thanh Hang is yet to recover from a broken leg, while rising star Quach Thi Lan and her younger brother are undergoing intensive training in Bulgaria.

The competition will conclude tomorrow. — VNS

Marksmen set records in Ha Noi

Marksmen set records in Ha Noi

Three new records have been set at the National Star Marksmen Tournament in Ha Noi.

HCM City's Phan Quang Vinh on Monday won a gold medal and a new national record in the men's 10m air rifle event with a score of 778.1 points. The old record belonged to Nguyen Duy Hoang of the Military team five years ago with 693.7 points. This year, Hoang took a bronze medal.

The second record went to Hanoian Duong Thi Chuc, who shot 586.1 points in the women's 10m air rifle event on Sunday.

Her teammate Tran Chau Tung took the third record in the men's 50m pistol event by scoring 635.2 points.

After two days of competition, Ha Noi topped the ranking table with four golds, followed by the Military and HCM City teams. — VNS

Marksmen set up records in Ha Noi

Marksmen set up records in Ha Noi

Hanoian Duong Thi Chuc, who shot 586.1 points in the women's 10m air rifle event on Sunday.— Photo sfs

HA NOI (VNS)– Three new records have been set at the National Star Marksmen Tournament in Ha Noi.

HCM City's Phan Quang Vinh yesterday won a gold medal and a new national record in the men's 10m air rifle event with a score of 778.1 points. The old record belonged to Nguyen Duy Hoang of the Military team five years ago with 693.7 points. This year, Hoang took a bronze medal.

The second record went to Hanoian Duong Thi Chuc, who shot 586.1 points in the women's 10m air rifle event on Sunday.

Her teammate Tran Chau Tung took the third record in the men's 50m pistol event by scoring 635.2 points.

After two days of competition, Ha Noi topped the ranking table with four golds, followed by the Military and HCM City teams.

The 18th tournament has attracted more than 150 athletes from nine teams. They will compete until Saturday at the Ha Noi National Sport Training Centre. – VNS

Athletes set records at nationals

Athletes set records at nationals

Huong stamped her dominance at the event earning gold and setting a record with her An Giang teammates in the women's 4x200m relay event, timing 1:36.25.— Photo dantri

HA NOI (VNS)– Three records were set yesterday at the ongoing National Athletics Championships at Thong Nhat Stadium in HCM City.

Pham Van Lam of Ha Noi set a new best in men's long jump with a 7.73m jump, while earlier, Nam Dinh clocked a new record in the men's 4x200m relay at 1min 25.34sec.

Day 1 saw the return of Southeast Asian sprint queen Vu Thi Huong after a brief hiatus from early this year.

Huong stamped her dominance at the event earning gold and setting a record with her An Giang teammates in the women's 4x200m relay event, timing 1:36.25.

The tournament attracted more than 500 athletes from 48 cities and provinces with few of the nation's top athletes present.

Asian 800m champion Truong Thanh Hang is yet to recover from a broken leg, while rising star Quach Thi Lan and her younger brother are undergoing intensive training in Bulgaria.

The competition will conclude on Wednesday. – VNS