No matter how hard our countryman’s opponents tried to compete with her, nothing came of their efforts. Elina beat her closest competitor from Vietnam by more than a second, although she actually set a new personal record! In general, Elina had a margin of safety, speed too, and the Ridder runner transformed these two unbreakable trump cards into a gold medal at the Asian Games in Ashgabat.
Asian Indoor Games
Running 400 m. Women:
1. Elina MIKHINA (Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan region) – 53.37
2. Tha Hang Nguyen (Vietnam) – 54.41
3. Atchima Eng Chuan (Thailand) – 54.45
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