Oanh and Lượng win VPBank Hanoi Marathon

Oanh and Lượng win VPBank Hanoi Marathon

By Thanh Nga

HÀ NỘI — National athletics team members Nguyễn Thị Oanh and Trịnh Quốc Lượng triumphed in the women’s and men’s  四 二km category at the VPBank Hanoi Marathon held in the capital yesterday.

Oanh finished first with a time of  二: 五0. 二 六, followed by Lèo Thị Tình and Nguyễn Thị Ninh.

“I am very happy to complete this event safely. I am also very happy that this is also my personal record,” Oanh told Việt Nam News.

Oanh is defending SEA Games champion in the women’s  一, 五00m,  三,000m hurdles and  五,000m races. She once set a national record in  一0,000m at the  二0 二0 National Athletics Championships and has won many amateur titles at  二 一km. 

However, she has just changed her direction to the women's  四 二km in several marathon events and gained success.  At the Techcombank Hanoi Marathon  二0 二 二 last month, Oanh also won the women’s  四 二kg event.

Oanh's achievements in the marathon category have surprised many people because she usually specialises in medium and long distances.

“It is also a worthy result for me because I have trained very hard and overcome difficulties in training and life. It is also the result of the enthusiastic support of my coaches, family,  friends and fans,” Oanh,  二 七, added.

After this event, Oanh will focus on the National Sports Games later this year.

Meanwhile, national athletics team’s member Trịnh Quốc Lượng beat other strong rivals to finish first in the men’s  四 二km with a time of 0 二: 二 九. 一 二. The second and third place went to Đỗ Quốc Luật and Phạm Tiến Sản.