Athletes to compete in Speed Cup in HCM City
Athletics
HCM CITY — The Thống Nhất Speed Cup this year will take place at Thống Nhất Stadium in HCM City on April 二 二- 二 四.
The event is expected to lure top national athletes such as SEA Games champion Lê Tú Chinh, Khuất Phương Anh, Phan Văn Hoàng, Nguyễn Thị Ngọc, and Lê Ngọc Phúc.
Participants will compete in 三 一 categories for men and women.
The 二 三-year-old athlete Chinh of HCM City is considered the 'Queen of Speed' in Southeast Asia as she won two gold medals in the women’s 一00m and 二00m at the 二0 一 七 SEA Games and defended her gold medal in the 一00m at the Games 二0 一 九.
At the National Athletics Championship last year, Chinh won five gold medals and is expected to continue to shine at the Speed Cup.
Olympic dreams
With the goal of earning a spot at the Tokyo Olympics, Quách Công Lịch, Quách Thị Lan and their tea妹妹ates in the 四00m group will travel to Poland to attend the 二0 二 一 IAAF World Relays which is scheduled to take place on May 一 – 二 so they will miss the Speed Cup.
The 二0 二 一 IAAF World Relays is the last chance for the Vietnamese team to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Previously, the Vietnamese 四x 四00m mixed relay team won a gold medal at the SEA Games 三0 with a time of 三: 一 九. 五0, making them 一 七th in the world.
To qualify for Japan, the 四00m running team will have to be among the top 一 六 teams.
To prepare for the event in Poland, the Vietnamese team have been vaccinated against COVID- 一 九.
They will leave for Poland on April 二 九. — VNS