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Tonight, October 1, athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh will compete in her specialty event 1500m. Will the "golden girl" of Vietnam have a chance to win a medal at the 2023 ASIAD?
At the Asian Indoor Games in February this year, Nguyen Thi Oanh won the gold medal in the 1500m event with a time of 4 minutes 15 seconds 55. However, competing outdoors is a different story. Therefore, although she did not achieve a specific result at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest (Hungaria) last August, the runner from Bac Giang achieved the best result of her career in the 1500m event, with a time of 4 minutes 12 seconds 28. Previously, Nguyen Thi Oanh's achievement was 4 minutes 13 seconds 88, set at the 2020 National Championship in Hanoi. This is a very important index to base on to assess the possibility of winning a medal at the 2023 ASIAD. Of course, the most important thing is that Nguyen Thi Oanh must at least try to maintain that achievement. Remember at the Asian Championship in July, Nguyen Thi Oanh only ranked 5th with a time of 4 minutes 18 seconds 84 - much lower than her personal best.
Among the 17 athletes competing in the 1500m final, the most notable is Indian athlete Bans Harmilan with a personal best of 4:05.39, although her best this season is 4:08.50. Another Indian athlete, Deeksha, is also very notable with a time of 4:06.07. In addition, we must mention Kenyan athlete Winfred Yavi of the Bahrain sports delegation with a personal best of 4:05.54. These will be the three brightest names on the medal podium.
But you can never predict anything in sports. On a bad day, the trio above can also disappoint, and that is an opportunity for the second group, including Artigana Aberathla of Sri Lanka (4:09.12), Goto Yume of Japan (4:09.50) and Nguyen Thi Oanh (4:12.28). In the past time, Nguyen Thi Oanh and her teammates have been practicing and improving their personal achievements in Shanghai before going to Hangzhou.
Coach of the athletics team Vu Manh Hieu shared: "The level of competition at ASIAD is very high, the opponents are strong, so the first important thing is that the athletes must be confident and overcome themselves."
According to Tin Tuc newspaper