Two records broken in National Athletic Championships

Published: 03/11/2008 05:00

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Le Thi Hang of Thanh Hoa Province and Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc of Da Nang City broke two records in the women’s 3,000m steeple chase and women’s 10,000m speedwalk at the 2008 National Athletic Championships in Hanoi Monday.

Eighteen-year-old Hang covered the 3,000 meters in 10 minutes 43.69 seconds and broke the record set by Nguyen Thi Quyen of Ha Tinh Province in October last yearby 11.94 seconds.

Truc walked the 10,000 meters in 52 minutes 07.93 seconds to break the 54 minutes 02.81 seconds record set by Le Thi Gai of Thanh Hoa Province in 2005.

Despite two more games in the final today, the Military team have successfully defended their title with 10 golds, three silvers and one bronze; followed by hosts Hanoi with six golds, six silvers, and 12 bronzes; and third placed Da Nang City with five golds, one silver and four bronzes.

Reported by Trung Hieu

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