Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony to start the VPBank Hanoi Marathon was held inthe heart of Hanoi on October 20, with 7,000 professional and amateur athletestaking part, over 1,500 of them foreigners.
The racestarted in front of Ba Kieu temple near Hoan Kiem lake, with 5km, 10km, 21kmand 42km categories.
Participantsran through major tourist landmarks such as Hoan Kiem lake and West lake, LongBien bridge, Hanoi Flag tower, Temple of Literature, and Tran Quoc pagoda,
In the women’s 42km event, Pham Thi Hong Le from the Vietnamesetrack-and-field team finished first in a time of 2:55:42.7. As for the men’sevent, Liu Hongliang from China finished first within 2:33:50.4.
In the women’s 21km event, Pham Thi Hue from the Vietnamesetrack-and-field team passed the finish line first at 1:19:43.1 while in themen’s event, Li Chun Hui from China took the first place at 1:6:54.6.
In the 10km event, Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Oanh won the title forwomen with a time of 35:9.7 Nguyen Trung Cuong for men with 32:55.8.
According to the organising board, the VPBank Hanoi Marathon has become anofficial international marathon tournament in the capital city.
In September,it officially became a member of the Association of International Marathons andDistance Races (AIMS) and met the Boston Marathon standards recognised by theInternational Association of Athletics Federations and AIMS.
For each kmor each photo at the VPBank Hanoi Marathon – Run & Share competition,VPBank will contribute 5,000 VND (0.21 USD) to one of the five charity funds chosenby participating athletes.
Director ofthe municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism To Van Dong said theVPBank Hanoi Marathon has become an international cultural-sport event,contributing to the popularisation of Hanoi’s culture, tourism and food to theworld.
The event wasco-organised by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the VietnamAthletics Federation, the VPBank, Dai bieu Nhan dan newspaper and Duc Huong AnhCo.Ltd. /.
The racestarted in front of Ba Kieu temple near Hoan Kiem lake, with 5km, 10km, 21kmand 42km categories.
Participantsran through major tourist landmarks such as Hoan Kiem lake and West lake, LongBien bridge, Hanoi Flag tower, Temple of Literature, and Tran Quoc pagoda,
In the women’s 42km event, Pham Thi Hong Le from the Vietnamesetrack-and-field team finished first in a time of 2:55:42.7. As for the men’sevent, Liu Hongliang from China finished first within 2:33:50.4.
In the women’s 21km event, Pham Thi Hue from the Vietnamesetrack-and-field team passed the finish line first at 1:19:43.1 while in themen’s event, Li Chun Hui from China took the first place at 1:6:54.6.
In the 10km event, Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Oanh won the title forwomen with a time of 35:9.7 Nguyen Trung Cuong for men with 32:55.8.
According to the organising board, the VPBank Hanoi Marathon has become anofficial international marathon tournament in the capital city.
In September,it officially became a member of the Association of International Marathons andDistance Races (AIMS) and met the Boston Marathon standards recognised by theInternational Association of Athletics Federations and AIMS.
For each kmor each photo at the VPBank Hanoi Marathon – Run & Share competition,VPBank will contribute 5,000 VND (0.21 USD) to one of the five charity funds chosenby participating athletes.
Director ofthe municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism To Van Dong said theVPBank Hanoi Marathon has become an international cultural-sport event,contributing to the popularisation of Hanoi’s culture, tourism and food to theworld.
The event wasco-organised by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the VietnamAthletics Federation, the VPBank, Dai bieu Nhan dan newspaper and Duc Huong AnhCo.Ltd. /.
VNA
