Huyen fails to hurdle qualifying round at Olympics
Nguyen Thi Huyen did not succeed in entering the next round of the women’s 400m hurdles at the Rio Olympics after losing in her qualifying heat on August 15 (local time).
Nguyen Thi Huyen underperforms in the women's 400m hurdles at the Olympics (Photo: Rio 2016 Olympic Games)
Rio de Janeiro (VNA)🔥 – Nguyen Thi Huyen did not succeed in entering the next round of the women’s 400m hurdles at the Rio Olympics after losing in her qualifying heat on August 15 (local time).
She finished the 400m hurdles in 57.87 seconds, ranking seventh in her heat and 37th of the total 48 competitors.
The performance was worse than the national record, 56.15 seconds, she set at the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore last year, where she won a gold medal in the same event.
Huyen, 23, also failed in the 400m event a few days ago when she finished her heat in sixth place in 52.97 seconds, ranking 43rd out of the 57 runners.
Her underperformance in both events was not surprising as she gained a ticket to the Olympics at the final moment and did not have time to gear up for the Games.
The women’s 400m hurdles is the only event Vietnam competed in on the 10th day of the Olympics.
With one gold and one silver medal from marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh, Vietnam is currently in 37th place in the medal standings.
The US remains in top position with 75 medals, including 26 gold, followed by the UK and China.-VNA
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Nguyen Thi Huyen underperforms in the women's 400m hurdles at the Olympics (Photo: Rio 2016 Olympic Games)
