Winning 3 consecutive gold medals, Nguyen Thi Oanh "yields" to her junior in the 10,000m event

On the competition day of October 25, Nguyen Thi Oanh easily won 2 gold medals in the women's 5,000m event held in the morning and the women's 3,000m obstacle course event held in the afternoon. The day before, the Vietnamese female athlete won a gold medal in the women's 1,500m event.

After winning a hat-trick of gold medals at the 2023 National Athletics Championship, Nguyen Thi Oanh surprised everyone when she decided to skip the women's 10,000m event taking place on October 27: "In the 10,000m event, I will not compete, maybe I should let the young athletes perform. I believe they will have the best performance.

Nguyen Thi Oanh has no rivals in the 1,500m, 3,000m steeplechase and 5,000m distances at the 2023 national championship (Photo: Manh Quan).

I have also seen young people achieve good results. I hope that young athletes will persevere in conquering their goals and dreams, thereby contributing to the development of Vietnamese athletics and sports ."

Regarding his goal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the athlete from Bac Giang shared: "I don't have a specific goal for 2024, but I will always be ready to compete. I always appreciate the love my fans have for me, even when I haven't achieved the results I wanted."

On October 26, the 2023 National Athletics Championship will only feature three events: men's and women's 30km walk and the men's 800m qualifying round. On the final day of competition on October 28, the tournament promises to be exciting with the 4x400m mixed relay, 4x100m relay for both men and women and 100m for both men and women.

After 2 days of competition at the 2023 National Athletics Championship (taking place in Mieu Mon, Hanoi ), the Ho Chi Minh City delegation is still leading the medal table with 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 4 bronze medals.

The tournament had the participation of 53 units across the country, with a total of 474 athletes competing in 50 events, including 24 men's events, 24 women's events and 2 mixed relay events (4x100m and 4x440m).

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/gianh-3-hcv-lien-tiep-nguyen-thi-oanh-nhuong-dan-em-o-noi-dung-10000m-20231026092050843.htm