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1,000 foreign athletes register for VPBank Hanoi Marathon
Updated: 08:50, 05/09/2019
Up to 1,000 international athletes have registered to compete in the VPBank Hanoi Marathon (VHM) to be held in the capital city on October 20, organisers said.
Participants will run around the Old Quarter and six central districts of Hanoi through various heritage sites in 10km, 21km and 42km races.
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To prepare for the event, the organisers held a pilot run over 21km.
After a test, runners received distant running training from Chinese expert Tang Tao.
For more information, please go to https://hanoiheritagemarathon.com/. Registration is open until September 15.
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Nearly 1,000 athletes from 47 countries and territories will take part in the Vietnam Jungle Marathon 2019 on May 25 in the central province of Thanh Hoa’s Pu Luong Nature Reserve, which is home to an ancient jungle, soaring limestone peaks, vibrant rice paddy fields, and small ethnic minority villages.
Vietnamese runner Nguyen Linh Chi completed the 2019 Boston Marathon on April 16.
(BGO)
– The Tien Phong Marathon 2019 was held in the southern province of Ba Ria –
Vung Tau on March 24.
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Source: VNA
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