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Thao wins bronze medal at Asian athletics event

Bui Thi Thu Thao brought home a bronze medal at the eighth Asian Indoor Athletics Championship, which opened at the Aftab-e Enqhelab Stadium in Tehran, Iran, on February 1. 
 
Thao finished third in the women’s triple jump with 13.22m. 
 
Besides Thao, Nguyen Thi Oanh also brought home a bronze medal in the women’s 3,000m category, with a time of 9 min 48.48 sec. 
 
Oanh won two gold medals at the SEA Games last year in the 5,000m and 1,500m. 
 
Vietnam sent three athletes to compete in the event, which continues until February 3.-VNA/VNP

Tireless efforts made to restore the names of fallen soldiers

Tireless efforts made to restore the names of fallen soldiers

In the central province of Quang Ngai, one of the localities with the largest number of unidentified war martyrs' graves, hundreds of officers, soldiers and specialists are pressing ahead with the nationwide 500-day campaign to collect biological samples and digitise grave records for DNA analysis, with the hope of restoring the names of those who sacrificed their lives for the nation.

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