Vietnam wins three gold medals at Hong Kong Athletics Championship

Vietnamese athletes bagged three gold and two bronze medals at the Hong Kong Athletics Championship, which took place from May 4-5 at the Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Hong Kong (China).

Athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh took one gold in the women's 3,000m steeplechase event in a time of 10 minutes and 15.84 seconds. She made a gap of nearly three minutes to the nearest rival Chan Wing Tung of the hosts.

Oanh won another gold in the 5,000m event in a time of 16 minutes and 23.17 seconds.

Meanwhile, Bui Thi Loan won the third gold for Vietnam in the women's triple jump event with a 13.07-meter result.

Earlier, Loan claimed one bronze in the women's long jump with a 6.01-meters result, while Bui Thi Nguyen clocked 13.68 seconds to win a bronze medal in the women’s 100m hurdles.

The Vietnamese team took part in the championships with four athletes. Besides the three medal winners, the remaining athlete, Hoang Thanh Giang finished fourth in the long jump event./.

VNA