Vietnamese-Canadian mixed-race athlete wins national youth pole vault gold medal
On the last day of the tournament - August 11, Larochelle Liem achieved 4.20 meters and won a gold medal. The silver and bronze medals belonged to two athletes from the Da Nang delegation, Pham Van Phong with 4.10 meters and Do Ha Tam with 4 meters.
Larochelle Liem's parameters are still much lower than the national youth record - 4.45 meters - set by Thanh Hoa athlete Le Hong Huu in 2012. But for this individual mixed-race athlete born in 2004, this is still the same. great success, was his first national young gold medal.
Larochelle Liem also helped Ho Chi Minh City track and field get the first national young gold medal in pole vaulting. Previously, the team's best achievement was only the silver medal of athlete from Hoc Mon district, Ngo Minh Nhut many years ago.
Larochelle Liem has a Vietnamese father and a Canadian mother. He is attending Duke University and training on the school's track and field team - a strong team on the American school sports league system (NCAA).
During the summer, Larochelle Liem returned to Ho Chi Minh City to rest with her family, and asked to practice at the National Sports Training Center II. Realizing the talent and passion for sports of this individual young athlete as well as the support from his family, the HCM City athletics team created conditions for Larochelle Liem to try, practice and compete under the guidance of the coach. Diep Phong.
After the 2023 national youth tournament in Da Nang, Larochelle Liem will return to the US to continue her studies and leave open the possibility of returning to Vietnam to compete for the HCM City team at the 2023 National Athletics Championships taking place from October 20 to 28 in Hanoi. Mieu Mon, Hanoi. "I really want to attend the national championship next October, so I will try to arrange a schedule so that I can take a break from school and play on that occasion," Larochelle Liem told MetaSports on the evening of October 11.
In addition to pole vaulting, Larochelle Liem also loves the content of 10 pentathlons. Last year, thanks to his excellent academic results, he was given a reward by his father and chose a large sum of money, enough to pay for a training trip away from home. On the same occasion, knowing that coach Vu Van Huyen - the legend of 10 pentathlons in Vietnamese athletics - was taking his students to Thailand to practice, Larochelle Liem asked to practice with him. Because of this young athlete's passion, coach Vu Van Huyen accepted to instruct Larochelle Liem during that Thai training session.
At the end of the national youth athletics tournament in Da Nang from August 5-11, Ho Chi Minh City ranked first in the whole group with 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 3 bronze medals. Hanoi is second with 3 gold medals, 8 silver medals. The host Da Nang is third with 3 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.
The tournament recognizes a number of notable achievement milestones, with Long An athlete Tran Thi Nhi Yen breaking two records of 100m and 200m of Le Tu Chinh, while athlete Phu Yen Le Thi Tuyet broke the record of 5,000m running by Pham Thi. Hue.
