Nguyen Khanh Linh has won Vietnam's first gold medal at the Thailand Open Track & Field Championships 2025 in Pathumthani.

Vietnamese runner Nguyen Khanh Linh win a gold in the women's 1.500m event at the Thailand Open Track & Field Championships 2025 on June 22 in Pathumthani.

Linh finished first in the women's 1,500m event in a time of 4min 30.74sec, leaving nine other runners far behind.

Nimali Waliwarsha of Sri Lanka came second with 4:32.39 while Savinder Singh of Malaysia was third on 4:38.30.

Linh, the two-time Asian U18 champion, will seek another title in the 5,000m on the next day.

It was the first medal of Vietnam in the five-day tournament.

In the women's discus, Le Thi Kim Dung threw 49.97m to win silver and in the men's hammer, Dinh Thanh Nhan also won silver with a distance of 55.99m.

More medals are expected when former Asian relay champion runner Le Thi Tuyet Mai competes in the women's 400m category.

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