The 1,500 meter qualifying contest takes place from 08h35, Luong Duc Phuoc must compete with athletes from India, Bahrain, China, Qatar, South Korea … are all strong athletics of Asia. But he played quite well, the 5th finish with a achievement of 3 minutes 53 seconds 97. In this content, 12 athletes have the best achievement with tickets to the final competition.
Although the above achievement is not equal to the personal record of Duc Phuoc on the 1,500 meter running line is 3 minutes 46 seconds 81 seconds, but still faster than his achievement at SEA Games 32. At that time, he won the final gold medal under the weather without support when heavy rain caused the runway to run slippery.
The number of 3 minutes 53 seconds 97 is also far behind Duc Phuoc's achievements in the Asian Championship 2023 held in Thailand in July (3 minutes 46 seconds 81 seconds).
But at ASIAD 19, it was still enough for him to enter the medal competition. Luong Duc Phuoc will compete the final at 19h40 tomorrow (1/10). He is the only Vietnamese athlete to participate in the content of 1,500 meters.
The opportunity for Luong Duc Phuoc to win gold medals is not high because his opponent is Aljadani Raed Khairallah, Saroj Ajay Kumar … Asia's leading feet. In particular, Saroj Ajay Kumar has twice the Asian championship, the last time in Thailand.
