Quach Thi Lan, the last Vietnamese athlete still in the Olympics, ended her journey in Tokyo after finishing 6th out of eight runners in the 400m hurdles first semi-final on August 2.
Quach Thi Lan, the last Vietnamese athlete to finish competing in Tokyo, has ended her journey after finishing 6th among eight runners in the 400m hurdles semi-final 1. (Photo: TV Screenshot)
Hanoi (VNA) – Quach Thi Lan, the last Vietnamese athlete still in theOlympics, ended her journey in Tokyo after finishing 6th out of eight runnersin the 400m hurdles first semi-final on August 2.
Under heavy rain, Lan finished with a time of 56.78 seconds. This is 1.07seconds and 1.48 seconds less than her previous performance in Heat 3 of thequalifiers and her personal best, respectively.
First place belonged to the defending Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad (the US)with a time of 53.33 seconds while Jamaican Janieve Russell finished second togo through to compete in the final.
Despite being defeated, Quach Thi Lan’s journey will be one to remember. Shehad the best performance in the history of Vietnamese athletics.
Of 40 athletes, Lan was the only athlete to compete in the Tokyo Olympicsthrough a wildcard entry and the only unranked athlete in the top 24 bestrunners in the semi-finals.
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Quach Thi Lan, the last Vietnamese athlete to finish competing in Tokyo, has ended her journey after finishing 6th among eight runners in the 400m hurdles semi-final 1. (Photo: TV Screenshot) 
