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02017 SEA Games - Vietnam
Aug 28, 2017
Articles by Andrew Pirie
ATFS Statistician
If anything was a serious trend. Vietnam continued to build their dominance in Women’s
Athletics sweeping no less than 13 of 22 golds available or 59% of all the golds. 10 on the
track and 3 on the field. The program greatly assisted by world renowned coach Loren
Seagrave has shown a lot of success. More than doubling their previous tally.
Vietnam had 6 golds in women’s athletics in 2015 in Singapore SEA Games. And at that time
Thailand had dominated with 8. Today was the beginning of a new Era for Vietnamese
Women.
Le Tu Chinh started by taking the 100m and 200m titles away from the Philippines and
Singapore. Re-establishing an era of dominance once enjoyed by 4x SEA Games Champion
Vu Thi Thuong. The 5’6 20 year old 23.32 time was just .02 seconds away from breaking the
SEA Games Record. Chinh also joined a very young Vietnamese 4×100 to take not just the
SEA Games title but the record as well from the Thais.
In the 400m Huyen Nguyen defended her SEA Games title, and won by nearly 2m from
Dipna Lim Prasad of Singapore. Huyen also defended her 400 Hurdles and broke her Games
Record of 56.15 with 56.07.
While Huyen also helped a very strong quartet defend the title in the 4×400. Quach the Asian
Champs Silver medalist was rested for this event only
While in the 800 Vu Thi Ly bronze last SEA Games took the title from defending champion
Do Thi Thao,
Nguyen Thi Oanh made the most of no Steeple Chase event at SEA Games by winning the
1500 and taking the 5000 title away from the legendary Triyansinigh of Indonesia.
The Vietnamese were equally impressive in the field with Duong Thi Viet Anh tying first
place with Singapore,
Bu Thi Thao who has been impressive all year in the Long Jump after winning the Asian
Championships, got the better of defending champion Maria Londa of Indonesia and
upgraded her silver to a gold with a 6.68m National Record. While Vu Thi Men set a
National Record in the Triple Jump to deprive Londa from defending her other title.
The men were equally impressive contributing 5 golds. Vietnam had a total of 18 Golds and
now has taken over as Thailand as the Regional power in athletics.
Win for Chinh, Vietnam reclaims Mantle of SEA Sprint Queen
Aug 23, 2017
Le Tu Chinh came into the SEA Games with the 3-4 fastest times in South East Asia after her
personal best time of 11.47 at the Thailand Open back in May. Chinh had big expectations on
a nation that was looking at reclaiming its South East Asian Games title. It was Vu Thi
Huong the 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013 Champion that the Vietnamese Athletic community had
grown used to being on top in this event.
When Vu retired before the 2015 SEA Games after dominating the scene for nearly a decade,
the title went to the Philippines with 17 year old Kayla Richardson the surprise winner at the
Singapore SEA Games. Chinh that year was the SEA School Girl Champion and broke the
record at that meet. However she did not even make the relay team at the 2015 SEA Games
in Singapore.
From then on in the 5’6 Chinh continued to better her times. She even captured the Gold at
the Asian Beach Champs in the 60m. And then a bronze at the Asian Grand Prix.
It was expected to be a big show down between her and defending Champion Kayla
Richardson. However Richardson coaches opted to focus her on the 200m Dash. So it will be
a big clash between the two of them in the 200.
Chinh went out in front in the 100 after 11.49 in heats, and then went out fast an no one was
ever going to catch her she won in 11.54. Which only she has ran faster than this year in
South East Asia.
Zaidatul Zulkifili the home favorite from Malaysia took Silver in 11.74 a very distant second
and Shanti of Malaysia took bronze in 11.76. Richardson winning time in Singapore was
11.76, so this was a much faster race (she has a PB of 11.67). Wannakit who took Bronze and
Silver in the last 2 SEA Games faded to 6th place. While Zion Nelson of the Philippines was
last in 12.01.
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