Mai wins bronze at Asian cycling event

Cyclist Nguyễn Thị Thu Mai. — Photo sggp.org.vn

HÀ NỘI — Young cyclist Nguyễn Thị Thu Mai won a bronze medal at the Asian Road and Para Cycling Championship which concluded in Myanmar yesterday.

Mai finished third in the individual women’s U 二 三  七0km road race competition in  一hr  五 九. 五 六min. Zixin Liu from China took gold in  一: 五 九. 四 五, while her compatriot Jiajun Sun won the silver medal in  一: 五 九. 五0.

Seventeen cyclists from nine nations participated in this category.

Earlier, Nguyễn Thị Thật won a gold medal in the women’s  一0 六km road race and Huỳnh Minh Nghĩa took a bronze medal in the time trial  二 二km event.

The tournament, which attracted the participation of a total of  四 一 五 cyclists from  二 三 nations, was organised by Asian Cycling Confederation and Myanmar Cycling Federation under the supervision of Ministry of Health and Sports. — VNS