“Tu Chinh does not attend the 2022 unified speed trophy, but will continue to prepare to practice towards the 31 SEA iThethao.vn.
The 2022 speed trophy will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from 7-9/April 2022 with the participation of 38 delegations and 16 teams in the districts of the city. Initially, it was reported that Tu Chinh would attend a unified speed trophy, but as coach Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong shared, the athlete running the No. 1 sprint in Vietnam will not attend.
Besides ignoring the unified speed trophy, Tu Chinh is likely not to participate in the 31st SEA Games Athletics Athletes in Hanoi. According to the schedule, Tu Chinh will move straight to Hanoi and early May to get acquainted, adapt the climate and play at the 31st SEA Games. She is considered the No. 1 hope of Vietnamese athletics at short distance.
Tu Chinh is currently practicing at the National Sports Training Center Ho Chi Minh City
At SEA Games 30, Tu Chinh won 1 gold medal (100m female), 1 gold medal (200m female) and 1 bronze medal (4x100m female relay). She contributed significantly to the achievement of helping Vietnam to stand first and athletes at the 30th SEA Games with 16 gold medals, 12 gold medals and 10 bronze medals, surpassing Thailand and the host country of the Philippines.
In fact, Tu Chinh's achievements in the SEA Games have been subject to a significant competition since the Philippines and some other countries use naturalized athletes. Typically, the case of Kristina Marie Knott, who defeated Tu Chinh at a distance of 200m but behind the Vietnamese speed queen at a distance of 100m.
Tu Chinh in an exercise to prepare before SEA Games 31
Before the 31st SEA Games, Kristina Marie Knott is likely to continue to be the main opponent to compete with the championship with Tu Chinh on the short distance of women. Knott was born and raised in the United States, with American father and mother of Philippines. It was not until 2018, when it was 23 years old that Knott was naturalized for the Philippines Athletics team.
