Vang A Tung and Nguyen Ngoc Anh fastest in Ha Giang

Last weekend’s Ultra Trail Ha Giang has been won by the pre-race favourites Vang A Tung and Nguyen Ngoc Anh in the male and female category, respectively. Both already scored a second place in VTM last January and are almost guaranteed already of qualification for the ATM Championship Final at Mu Cang Chai Ultra Trail in their home country Vietnam on 3 October.

Vang A Tung completed the scenic, but tough 70km in Ha Giang in. a time of 9h44. That was over half an hour quicker than second-placed Nguyen Hoang Thang. In third place, almost one hour behind Vang A Tung was Truong Anh Dung, narrowly ahead of Duong Cong Bien and former ATM Finalist Do Trung Kien. They all finished ahead of Quang Tran, still on the way back to the front after a few years off the trails. Trung Nguyen did not have the freshest legs after a 100km the week before and finished together with the first female runner in seventh place.

Nguyen Ngoc Anh was almost two hours clear of the next women, showing her dominance in Ha Giang. She came into the finish together with Trung Nguyen , which does show a really strong pace from her part as well! Nguyen Thi Le was second and Ngo Thi Thanh Loan third on the podium.

First ATM race win for Vang A Tung