Ly wins more gold at Taiwan Athletics Open

Vũ Thị Ly (right) seen at the Southeast Asian Games last December in Singapore. Ly won two gold medals at the Taiwan Athletics Open’s women’s  一, 五00m and  八00m events which closes on May  二 一.

Việt Nam grabbed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals yesterday at the Taiwan Athletics Open.

Vũ Thị Ly secured her second gold at the tournament after winning the women’s  八00m with a time of  二min  一 三. 五 四sec.

Ke Yongxin and Zhou Guanling, both of the hosts, took silver and bronze, respectively.Ly’s first gold was in the  一, 五00m one day earlier. Trần Huệ Hoa came second in the women’s triple jump. Hoa jumped  一 三. 六 三m, behind winner Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan who scored  一 四. 三0m. Vũ Thị Mến of Việt Nam was third on  一 三. 二 八m. Dương Văn Thái took his second medal after placing third in the men’s  八00m. On May  二0 he triumphed in the  一, 五00m. After two days of competitions, Việt Nam bagged four golds, two silvers and two bronzes to rank third in the medal tally. India topped the tournament with four golds, three silvers and two bronzes. South Korea followed with four golds, three silvers and one bronze. -- VNS