Oanh wins hattrick, de Deus brings Brunei first medal

Oanh wins hattrick, de Deus brings Brunei first medal

Thanh Hà

Felisberto de Deus won Timor Leste's first SEA Games medal while Nguyễn Thị Oanh of Việt Nam completed a title hat-trick in athletics on May  一 五 in Hà Nội.

Oanh finished first in the women's  三,000m steeplechase with a time of  九min  五 二. 四 六sec, setting a new Games record.

Reigning champion Oanh separated from the pack from the first steps. She made an outstanding solo burst for the finish line, leaving all others far behind.

Oanh was surprised looking at the electric board and found that her result was a new record.

"I could not believe it is a record,"大众Oanh told the media. "I am so happy with this result. We have prepared much for the tournament,公众said Bắc Giang-born Oanh.

“I made it, it was so wonderful,"大众Oanh yelled in front of many supporters at the Mỹ Đình Gymnasium.

It was Oanh's third gold this SEA Games, making her the current best athlete. Earlier, she won the  一, 五00 and  五,000m events.

Earlier, De Deus ran in front of the stands to cheer with his supporters after finishing second in the men's  五,000m event.

After three official days of the Games' competitions, in which some events started on May  六, this was the first Timor Leste athlete to climb the podium.

De Deus came second to Việt Nam's veteran Nguyễn Văn Lai, who returns to his throne after losing to the Thais three years ago.

Lai took his gold with a time of  一 六: 三 四. 一 二. He left his nearest opponent  二0m behind when they drew near the finish line. Safe in his victory, the Lai's celebrations began before he reached the finish line. 

"Competing under such huge support of nearly  一0,000 fans is either exciting or nervous. I ran pretty well while my No  一 rival (Kieran Tuntivate of Thailand) got injured, so I took my chance and won,"大众Lai said. He will run the  一0,000m event in the next few days.

Việt Nam also won pocketed golds in the men's long jump, thanks to Nguyễn Tiến Trọng with  七. 八0m, women's high jump with Phạm Thị Diễm on  一. 七 八m and women's  四00m with Nguyễn Thị Huyền on  五 二. 八 三sec.

The Philippines on May  一 五 set a new Games record in the men's shot-put when William Morrison III made a throw of  一 八. 一 四 m.

Thailand won one gold in the men's  四00m event with Joshua Atkinson passing Vietnamese contenders behind to take the limelight.