(VOVWORLD) - Vu Phuong Thanh has become the first Vietnamese to win Swiss Ultra Deca Continuous Triathlon World Championship - the toughest triathlon competition in the world.
 Athlete Vu Phuong Thanh. (Photo: SwissUltra) |
Thanh finished first in the women’s category of the event which ended in Switzerland on Monday, clocking 328 hours 27 minutes and 55 seconds, about an hour faster than her closest rival, from France.
There were 23 athletes worldwide taking part in the tournament, in which they had to complete 38km swimming, 1,800km cycling and 422km running.
Thanh was the only representative of Vietnam at the event.