Nguyen Thi Huyen won the Asian gold medal, broke her personal record at the SEA Games.

On July 8, the Vietnamese athlete won the 400m hurdles final of the Asian Championship with 56.14 seconds, breaking the record she set at the 2015 SEA Games.

In the qualifying round, Nguyen Thi Huyen took the lead with a time of 57.34 seconds to qualify for the medal round. Based on the qualifying round results and the assessment of the opponent's level, experts and coaches predicted victory for the Vietnamese athlete before the opening of the final round.

Nguyen Thi Huyen (middle) on the podium receiving the medal of the 2017 Asian Championship yesterday, July 8. Photo: Organizing Committee.

Therefore, although the final run encountered an incident when the audience shouted and forced the start to be re-started, Nguyen Thi Huyen still maintained her confidence on the track. She quickly took the lead when surpassing strong opponents from India, Kazakhstan and Japan to finish, leaving her opponents far behind.

With 56.14 seconds, Nguyen Thi Huyen helped Vietnam win the second gold medal at this year's Asian Athletics Championship. She was 1.08 seconds ahead of runner-up Anu from host India (57.22 seconds).

Yesterday's achievement also helped Nguyen Thi Huyen break the national record for the women's 400m hurdles, which was also the record she set at the 28th SEA Games in 2015 in Singapore - 56.15 seconds.

The gold medal at the 2017 Asian Championship is an important milestone marking the strong return of Nguyen Thi Huyen among the best Vietnamese track and field athletes.

Nguyen Thi Huyen rose to fame with a record at the 2015 SEA Games, then slipped, but she has returned in time to prepare for the next SEA Games in Malaysia starting this August. Photo: Duc Dong.

After returning from the success at the SEA Games two years ago, she lost her form and was once removed from the list of athletes receiving key investment from the Vietnamese sports industry. However, Nguyen Thi Huyen has since then actively trained to prove her abilities. Recently, at the Singapore Open, she won a gold medal with a time of 56.66 seconds.

Tonight, on the final day of the 2017 Asian Championship, Vietnamese athletics will compete in the final of the women's 4x400m relay, with the strongest team including Nguyen Thi Huyen, Quach Thi Lan, Hoang Thi Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Oanh. The three faces Huyen - Lan - Oanh helped Vietnam win the gold medal in this event at the 28th SEA Games.

According to VNE