Ulaanbaatar
B. Munkhzaya Captures Bronze Medal at Asian Athletics Championships
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Ulaanbaatar, July 16, 2023 /MONTSAME/. The 2023
Asian Athletics Championships is the 25th edition of the Asian Athletics
Championship. It is being held from 12 to 16 July 2023 in Bangkok,
Thailand.
In the women’s 10,000m, B. Munkhzaya won a bronze medal with a timing of 33:24.79. She led for the first 6 km, however, she finished only 25 and 6 seconds behind the Japanese runners who won the gold and silver medals, respectively. Nevertheless, it is a minimal difference for a long distance.
B. Munkhzaya set Mongolia's 10,000m record at the Asian
Games in 2014 by clocking 33:31.11. Now, after nine years, she has broken the
record with this new achievement.
She will also test her speed and strength in the 5,000 meters
distance today (July 16), the last day of the competition.
