After Nguyen Thi Oanh withdrew from participating in the 2023 Taiwan Open Athletics Championships, coach Tran Van Sy planned for her to return to the Asian Athletics Championships next July in Thailand. This tournament promises to have the participation of a large number of the continent's top athletes to test their achievements before ASIAD 7 (September in China). Therefore, the competition also promises to be very fierce.
Nguyen Thi Oanh plans to attend the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Thailand next July
Along with preparing for the Asian Athletics Championships, coach Tran Van Sy's teachers and students are also ready to attend the 2023 World Athletics Championships taking place in Hungary from August 19 to 27.8. Currently, no Vietnamese athletes have qualified to participate, it is likely that the World Athletics Federation (IAAF) will award a special place for Vietnamese athletics as before and the number 1 priority is still for Nguyen Thi Oanh.
Nguyen Thi Oanh created a historical miracle, won the 4th gold medal at the 32nd SEA Games
Nguyen Thi Oanh aims at an important goal at ASIAD 19
However, the most important tournament that Bac Giang countryside runner Nguyen Thi Oanh is aiming for is ASIAD 19. That is the tournament where teacher and coach Tran Van Sy set the goal of changing the color of medals at the distance of 3000m over obstacles, which Oanh won the bronze medal in 2018.
After the 32nd SEA Games brilliantly with 4 gold medals in 1.500m, 3000m obstacle course, 5000m and 10.000m, especially the feat of winning 2 gold medals in just 30 minutes, Nguyen Thi Oanh was invited to attend many side events. This makes her have to balance her time and make her number 1 priority to not affect her training.
In addition to Nguyen Thi Oanh, the Vietnamese athletics team is expected to attend the Asian Athletics Championships with 15 athletes, in which the top faces of Vietnamese athletics shine at the 32nd SEA Games such as Nguyen Thi Huyen, Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc, Nguyen Trung Cuong, etc.
