The race aims to respond to the Government's call on "staying at home and keeping social distancing" to prevent the epidemic from spreading, promote sports training at home to strengthen physical strength and immunity while the pandemic is becoming increasingly complex, and provide financial support for and honour frontline medical workers.

Medical workers test samples at a quick Covid-19 testing site in Thanh Oai district of Hanoi.

According to the Vietnam Sports Administration, this is the first ever an online race of this kind has been held, in which runners are required to complete certain distances of their choice, just as in regular races outdoors.

Prior to setting out, they must register an account on the Strava app, which is designed for running.

Each runner needs to complete the distances they registered for, including a full marathon of 42km, a half-marathon of 21km, and 10km and 5km events, at their home or in areas surrounding their home. Participants can run multiple times within the time limit of the race.

The fee to join the online race is 500,000 VND per person. All the proceeds from this event will be transferred to frontline hospitals fighting the COVID-19 pandemic nationwide.

The event will take place from April 8 to 22.

The VPBank Hanoi Marathon ASEAN 2020 is slated for October 18.

Sponsors join hands with Bac Giang province in Covid-19 combat

(BGO) -  The Fatherland Front Committee (FFC) in Bac Giang province on March 31 coordinated to receive the donated expenses and materials from the organization and agencies responding to the call for the whole people’s involvement in the Covid-19 prevention and control.

Many sponsors join hands with Bac Giang in Covid-19 combat

(BGO) – The Fatherland Front Committee (FFC) in Bac Giang province on March 27 coordinated to receive the donated expenses for Covid-19 fight given by Cong Minh Trading Company Limited (Cong Minh Co.,Ltd).

LS Holdings becomes new sponsor of pro football leagues

LS Holdings of the Republic of Korea signed a sponsorship deal for the 2020 professional football leagues with the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) in Hanoi on February 6.

Luxshare, NSJ donate medical materials for Covid-19 prevention and control

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in Bac Giang province on March 26 organized to receive the donated medical materials to help fight against Covid-19. 

Many organizations, individuals in Bac Giang donate to fight Covid-19

(BGO)- In response to the call for the whole people’s involvement in the fight against Covid-19, the provincial Fatherland Front Committee (FFC) on 24 March received donations from the agencies and organizations for Covid-19 fight in the northern province of Bac Giang. Tran Cong Thang, member of the provincial Standing Party Committee, Chairman of the FFC and other leaders of the FFC received the donations. 

Source: VNA