This year’s event is expected to draw the participation of many professional runners including Ngo Thi Oanh, Asian Games 2018 bronze medalist.

The 45th Ha Noi Moi Newspaper Run is scheduled to start at Hoan Kiem Lake on September 30. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn).

In the professional events, women will run three laps — equivalent to 5,250m — around Hoan Kiem Lake. The men will complete five laps, around 8,750m.

In the amateur category, students, workers, soldiers and expats, will compete in different distances, ranging from 1,750m to 5,250m.

The event, which is sponsored by Hisamitsu Vietnam Pharmaceutical Company, is one of several activities held to mark the 64th anniversary of Hanoi liberation and 19th anniversary of the capital being recognized as “The City for Peace” by UNESCO.

The tournament also aims at promoting sports among local people.

Send-off held for Vietnamese athletes going to Asian Para Games

The Vietnam Paralympic Association (VPA) held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on September 28 to send off the Vietnam disability sporting delegation to the third Asian Para Games in Indonesia (INAPG 2018).

 

Track and field athletes honoured for ASIAD 2018 achievements

The Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA) and the Vietnam Athletics Federation (VAF) held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 19 to commend and reward track and field athletes for their achievements recorded at the recent Asian Games 2018 (ASIAD 2018). 

 

Victory Cup Awards 2018 honours outstanding athletes

Vietnam’s U23s and the Vietnam Olympic football team are among the finalists for the 2018 Victory Cup Awards - the prestigious annual award honoring the best individuals and collectives of Vietnamese sports.

 

Source: VNA