Oanh will only participate in the women's 1,500m run which starts on Saturday. Among 56 participating athletes, she attended thanks to special qualification, although her result alone was not enough to make it to the tournament.

Nguyen Thi Oanh competes in the Asian Athletics Championships in July 2023.

The 29-year-old runner has been in Hungary since August 16 with coach Tran Van Sy. If Oanh passes the first stage on Saturday, she will advance to the semifinals on Sunday evening. The final of the women’s 1,500m will take place on August 22.

It’s very difficult for Oanh to compete for medals or even make it past the first stage. Her best time in the 1,500 m run is 4 minutes 13.88 seconds at the 2020 national championship, while many athletes in this tournament finish in under 4 minutes and 5 seconds.

In 2023, Oanh's best time was 4 minutes 16.85 seconds when she won the SEA Games 32 gold medal, but with this result, she is only 424th in the world.

At the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Thailand, Oanh ranked fifth with a time of 4 minutes 18.84 seconds.

The favorite to win the women’s 1,500m gold medal is defending champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya. The 30-year-old sprinter won two 1,500m Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020, two world gold medals in 2017 and 2022. She also holds three world records.

Before Oanh, Vietnamese athletics often had only one athlete attend the World Championships and didn’t have good results.

In 2022, Quach Thi Lan competed in the women's 400m hurdles and ranked 35th. In 2019, Ngan Ngoc Nghia was eliminated after the first stage of the men's 100m run.

The 2023 World Athletics Championship will be held in Hungary from August 19 to 27 at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest.

Besides Vietnam, 10 other Southeast Asian athletes will also compete in Budapest, including Singaporean sprint queen Shanti Pereira, who won two gold medals in the women's 100m and 200m run at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships.

Bac Giang province honors and rewards star runner Nguyen Thi Oanh

(BGO) - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Bac Giang provincial Party Committee (PPC), Head of the Provincial National Assembly Duong Van Thai on May 11 led a delegation to visit and congratulate family of athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh in Nhuan village, My Ha commune (Lang Giang district).  

Nguyen Thi Oanh wins miracle double gold in 30 minutes

Despite facing an arduous challenge due to schedule change, Nguyen Thi Oanh did a miracle run to win goal medals in the 1,500 m run and 3,000 m hurdles in just 30 minutes. Oanh is currently the best middle-distance runner in Southeast Asia. She attended the first SEA Games in 2013 and won a silver medal in the 3,000 m hurdles. She has dominated this event for the last three SEA Games editions.

Bac Giang star runner Nguyen Thi Oanh secures two golds in just 20 minutes

Vietnamese runner Nguyen Thi Oanh pocketed two gold medals in just 20 minutes at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32) in Cambodia on May 9.

Bac Giang runner Nguyen Thi Oanh wins gold medal at SEA Games 32

(BGO)- On May 8 afternoon, female track and field athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh from Bac Giang province competed in women’s 5,000m event at SEA Games 32. The golden girl of Vietnam’s track and field pocketed a gold medal with a record of 17 minutes and 0.28 seconds. Her teammate Pham Thi Hong Le bagged a silver medal.

Athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh takes Asian Indoor Championship title

(BGO) - Bac Giang born athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh made a triumphant statement by securing a gold medal in the women's 1,500-metre event at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 in Astana City, Kazakhstan, on February 11.

Source: VnExpress