The Ho Chi Minh City women's 4 x 200m relay team easily won the national athletics championship on the morning of October 24.
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The women's 4x200m relay event has five competing teams, of which Ho Chi Minh City is considered the strongest candidate with four runners: Luu Kim Phung, Le Thi Mong Tuyen, Ha Thi Thu and Le Tu Chinh. |
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And as expected, with her signature sprints, "Southeast Asian track queen" Le Tu Chinh easily left her opponents behind to reach the finish line, winning the gold medal. This is Le Tu Chinh's second gold medal in this tournament, after winning her signature event of 100m yesterday. |
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With a time of 1 minute 34 seconds 95, Tu Chinh and his teammates broke the national record set by An Giang in 2013 (1 minute 36 seconds 25). |
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Nguyen Thi Huyen competed with great determination, but her teammates did not have equal strength so Nam Dinh only won the bronze medal. The silver medal went to Hanoi. |
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In the men's 4 x 200m relay, seven teams competed. |
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As a result, the People's Public Security team won the gold medal with a time of 1 minute 25 seconds 41, the Thanh Hoa team won the silver medal (1 minute 25 seconds 43) and the Army won the bronze medal (1 minute 25 seconds 56). |
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In the women's 100m hurdles, defending SEA Games champion Tran Thi Yen Hoa (middle) of Thua Thien Hue easily won the gold medal. |
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In the men's 110m hurdles, runner Nguyen Cong Loi of the Army defeated teammate Bui Viet Hung to win the gold medal. |
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After more than a day of competition, the host team Ho Chi Minh City is leading with 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 4 bronze medals. |
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Hanoi ranked second, and the Army ranked third. The tournament will end on October 27. |
According to VNE