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Athletes fail to land Olympic berths


Every Vietnamese athlete in the third round of the Asian Grand Prix in Chonburi, Thailand, failed to qualify for the Olympics on Monday.

 

Missed it by that much: Truong Thanh Hang wins a gold in the women's 800m at the Asian Grand Prix in Thailand on Monday, clocking a time of 2min 2.3 sec, 1 sec below the qualification time for the London Games. — VNA/VNS Photo Quang Nhut
HA NOI — Every Vietnamese athlete in the third round of the Asian Grand Prix in Chonburi, Thailand, failed to qualify for the Olympics on Monday.

Middle distance runner Truong Thanh Hang won a gold in the women's 800m, clocking a time of 2min 2.3sec, 1sec below the qualification time for the B Standard.

It is Hang's third gold at the tournament. In the first stage on May 8, she finished in 2:2.16, while three days later she reached the finishing line in 2:1.79.

Meanwhile, high jumper Duong Thi Viet Anh grabbed a silver after clearing the bar at 1.83m. However, that was 9cm lower than the B Standard and 6cm less than she cleared in the second round three days ago.

Sprinter Vu Thi Huong from Thai Nguyen finished in a tardy 12.04sec, shocking pundits.

In her first race she clocked a time of 12.08. Her best result was 11.33, while the B Standard is 1.38.

The last remaining chance to qualify for the Olympics is the Asian All Star Athletics Meet on June 30-July 1 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The qualification deadline for the Olympics is July 8. — VNS

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