Le Tu Chinh suffered a meniscus injury and did not attend the SEA Games

Le Tu Chinh missed the opportunity to attend the 31st SEA Games

In a quick exchange with Dan Viet tonight (April 26), Le Tu Chinh confirmed that she was injured and could not recover in time to attend the 31st SEA Games.

Earlier, late this afternoon, there was information that surprised athletics fans that Le Tu Chinh could not attend the 31st SEA Games because of an injury.

In response to Thanh Nien newspaper, coach Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong (who discovered and trained Tu Chinh for more than a decade) said: “Tu Chinh was injured half a month ago while practicing at the Sports Training Center. country Ho Chi Minh City, my students and I went to many places in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi. Doctors diagnosed Tu Chinh with a knee meniscus injury and needed treatment. Therefore, Tu Chinh could not attend. attend the 31st SEA Games because it’s close.”

And the General Secretary cum Vietnam Athletics Federation and in charge of athletics Department General Department of Sports and Sports Nguyen Manh Hung confirmed that he had received a report from the training board about Le Tu Chinh’s injury case: “Tu Chinh is being visited. If she does not recover in time, she will be absent from the 31st SEA Games. We respect the decision of Tu Chinh and coach Thanh Huong, although we regret that she missed the opportunity to play at home. “.

Going back to the past, the 2017 SEA Games was the first SEA Games in Tu Chinh’s career. Nearly 5 years ago in Malaysia, Le Tu Chinh was called by international fans throughout the stadium stands every time she entered the race. In each restaurant in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), the story of “speed queen” Le Tu Chinh is also mentioned with respect by the people of the host country.

At the age of 20, Le Tu Chinh won the women’s 100m, 200m, 4x100m gold hat-trick. In the women’s 4x100m content, Tu Chinh and teammates Yen Hoa, Mong Tuyen, and Do Thi Quyen were far ahead of Thailand (44 seconds 62), finishing with a record of 43 seconds 88, breaking the SEA Games record.

At the 2019 SEA Games (Philippines), Le Tu Chinh faced a great challenge from the Filipino-American athlete Knott Kristina Marie. On the women’s 200m race, Knott Kristina Marie (23 seconds 01 – SEA Games record) surpassed Tu Chinh (23 seconds 45) to win gold.

In the women’s 100m content, with great effort, Le Tu Chinh finished with a record of 11 seconds 54, faster than Knott Kristina Marie (11 seconds 55) exactly 1% seconds