(HBO) – The final round of the men’s and women’s downhill biking at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) took place in Dan Chu ward of Hoa Binh city on March 15. The women’s event saw the competition of eight athletes from five countries (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines). Meanwhile, the men’s event was attended by 10 athletes from five countries (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines).
Local spectators show support for
athletes in downhill mountain biking.
In the women’s event, PRASTIKA Tiara Andini of Indonesia won the gold medal,
finishing the race in 3 minutes and 31.531 seconds. DEEKABALLES Vipavee of
Thailand who clocked 3 minutes and 42.337 second obtained the silver while
GARDOED Naomi of the Philippines with 3 minutes and 44.722 seconds the bronze.
In the men’s event, the gold medal went to
Thailand’s BOONSANE Methasit who recorded 3 minutes and 06.027 seconds. The
silver and bronze medals respectively belonged to Indonesia’s PRAYOGA Andy with
3 minutes and 09.356 seconds, and the Philippines’ FARR John Derick with 3
minutes and 13.138 seconds.
Nguyen Ngoc Vu, who is responsible for cycling
at the Vietnam Sports Administration and also a member of the SEA Games 31
Organising Committee, said Southeast Asian countries are strong at downhill
biking, so the races had very high quality.
Downhill biking has a maximum time limit, and
the distance is often 1.5km long. Though the race distance was 2km in the
finals, the best result in this round was 3 minutes and 06.027 seconds, which
was much less than the limit of 5 minutes.
This was an encouraging sign showing the high
quality of athletes at this year’s Games, Vu noted.
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