The Vietnamese athlete earned a gold medal in the samecategory in SEA Games 30 in the Philippines three years ago.
Quynh competed against 14 others from six SoutheastAsian countries – Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand andVietnam – in the 15.6-km race. Her Vietnamese teammates Ca Thi Thom and Vu ThiKim Loc also vied for the title.
Quynh clocked one hour, 18 minutes and 6 seconds. ZainalAbidin Nur Assyira from Malaysia crossed the line in one hour, 22 minutes and14 seconds to claim the second spot, followed by Soon Natahsya, also fromMalaysia, who finished third just 46 seconds later.
The men’s cross-country event will take place in theafternoon the same day./.