Athletics

 

HÀ NỘI — Sprinter Huỳnh Thị Mỹ Tiên will represent Việt Nam at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, next month.

Tiên, who runs in the women's 100m hurdles, will be coached by Nguyễn Văn Lợi at the September 13-21 tournament.

It is the first time that the Vĩnh Long Province-born athlete has taken part in the highest-level competition of track and field after she received a wildcard from World Athletics.

More than 2000 athletes from 200 countries will feature at the Championships.

It will be the second time that Tokyo acts as the host city, following its first time in 1991. 

Việt Nam didn't have any athlete officially achieve the entry standard for the annual tournament. As per regulation, a wildcard will be granted to one athlete.

Tiên's personal best is 13.38sec while the entry standard is 12.73.

Her latest achievement was a national gold medal in a time of 13.52 and a place in the Asian Championship final in South Korea in May.

Tiên, 26, has dominated the domestic competitions for years and is the SEA Games defending champion after winning a gold in Cambodia in 2023. VNS