Vietnamese athletics compete in Hong Kong, 4 athletes all win gold medals

Bui Thi Ngan won two gold medals in the 800m and 1,500m events at the 2025 Hong Kong Open - Photo: HKAAA

The Vietnamese athletics team concluded two days of competition at the 2025 Hong Kong Open Athletics Championships, which took place on May 10-11 at Wan Chai Stadium.

In this tournament, the team is led by coaches Vu Thi My Hanh and Ho Thi Tu Tam, with 5 athletes, including: Le Tien Long (competition events: 3,000m hurdles, 5,000m), Bui Thi Ngan (800m, 1,500m), Hoang Thanh Giang (800m, javelin), Duong Thi Thao (high jump), and Bui Thi Nguyen (100m hurdles).

Among the above athletes, it is noteworthy that Le Tien Long, who won the gold medal at SEA Games 31, has just returned to the team after a long absence.

Besides, two young athletes Bui Thi Ngan (born in 2001) and Duong Thi Thao (born in 2006) are part of the plan to rejuvenate Vietnam's athletics force, aiming for the 33rd SEA Games.

After two days of competition, all Vietnamese athletes who participated in the competition won gold medals. Except for Hoang Thanh Giang, who was not in 100% physical condition and did not compete at the last minute.

Specifically, Le Tien Long won the gold medal in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9 minutes 10.51 seconds, and the gold medal in the 5,000m with a time of 14 minutes 49.08 seconds.

Bui Thi Ngan also won two gold medals in the 800m with a time of 2 minutes 6.2 seconds, and the 1,500m with a time of 4 minutes 22.31 seconds. Notably, the female runner from Nam Dinh has achieved more advanced parameters than her performance at the 2024 National Championship.

In the 100m hurdles, veteran athlete Bui Thi Nguyen easily won the gold medal with a time of 13.43 seconds. This is a parameter that the coaching staff assessed that Nguyen is maintaining a stable performance, and can hope to explode in the following competitions.

Bui Thi Nguyen is maintaining her form and achievements in the 100m hurdles - Photo: HKAAA

The team's most outstanding achievement in this international competition belongs to "youngest" Duong Thi Thao in the women's high jump.

The athlete of the Army's track and field team achieved a career-best personal bar clearance of 1.81m, thereby winning a gold medal at the tournament.

In the last two SEA Games, the bar heights to win a gold medal in the high jump were 1.78m and 1.79m.

Duong Thi Thao, born in 2006, won the silver medal at the 2023 Southeast Asian U18 Championship, the gold medal at the 2024 Southeast Asian School Games and the bronze medal at the 2024 National Championship. Thao's achievements have gradually increased from 1.74m to 1.77m and currently reach 1.81m.