Vietnam's disable athletes win prizes at New York race


New York April 4 (VNA) -- Viet Nam's Nguyen Thi Xuan Anh has won the first prize of the 42-km terrain race for wheelchairs at an international marathon competition for disable athletes in New York.

Her teammate, Mr. Truong Cong Hung won the third prize.

The event was the first initiated by the Achilles Track Club and will be organised annually.

This time's marathon races attracted almost 3,000 disable athletes from 20 countries.

Ms. Anh won the first prize at another race for wheelchairs held in New York last November.--VNA