Nguyen Thi Oanh overcame the challenge, winning 2 gold medals in 30 minutes
(Baonghean.vn) - After winning the 1,500 m gold medal, athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh continued to overcome challenges to finish first in the 3,000 m obstacle course.
On the afternoon of May 9, athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh entered the women's 3,000m steeplechase. This will be part of the plan to defend the gold medal of the girl from Bac Giang when she crossed the finish line first at the 32nd SEA Games taking place in Vietnam.
On the morning of May 9, the organizers unexpectedly changed the schedule, pushing the women's 1,500m and 3,000m obstacle course events into the same competition. Notably, the starting times of the two events were only 20 minutes apart.
Nguyen Thi Oanh competed in the 1,500m final at 5:30 p.m. She then competed in the 3,000m steeplechase final starting at 5:50 p.m. Nguyen Thi Oanh only had a break of about 15 minutes, including the procedure of receiving her number and preparing for the next run.
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At exactly 5:30 p.m., Nguyen Thi Oanh entered the competition in the women's 1,500m event. |
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There were no surprises in this event, Nguyen Thi Oanh successfully defended her Gold medal and this is the second Gold medal of a Vietnamese athlete at the 32nd SEA Games with a time of 4 minutes 16 seconds 85. |
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Right after winning the Gold medal in the women's 1,500m event, Nguyen Thi Oanh had no time to celebrate or rest. The Vietnamese athletes quickly prepared to compete in the women's 3,000m steeplechase event. |
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| At exactly 5:50 p.m., the athletes entered the competition for the women's 3,000m steeplechase. In addition to Nguyen Thi Oanh, Vietnam's athletics team also had one other athlete, Nguyen Thi Huong. The two Vietnamese athletes faced off against two athletes from the Philippines. |
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| In the first steps, Nguyen Thi Oanh actively ran behind an athlete from the Philippines. This was a reasonable strategy for the athlete born in 1995 when she had just competed in another event also at a long distance. |
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| In the final round, Nguyen Thi Oanh overtook and broke away to create a gap with her opponent to finish first with a time of 10 minutes 34 seconds 39. Another Vietnamese athlete, Nguyen Thi Huong, won the Bronze medal. |
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| This is the second Gold medal in one afternoon for Nguyen Thi Oanh, especially the two events are about 20 minutes apart. Thus, Nguyen Thi Oanh has 3 Gold medals at SEA Games 32. |
