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Almost 6,000 athletes to compete in Longbien Marathon
Updated: 08:05, 27/10/2019
The annual Longbien Marathon 2019 (LBM 2019) will be held on October 27 with the participation of nearly 6,000 athletes.
They will run over four courses of 42km, 21km, 10km and 5km.
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Athletes at the start of the Longbien Marathon 2018. This year's race will be held on October 26. |
LBM, with its theme of ‘Run Home’ this year, is one of the rare events in Vietnam recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.
Results will be used to apply for the Boston Marathon, one of six World Marathon Majors.
Winners will receive a total of 650 million VND (28,000 USD) in cash and gifts.
Le Quang Hoa and Pham Thi Hong Le have qualified for the 2020 Boston Marathon following their wins in the 2019 VnExpress Marathon.
A doctor and a blue-collar worker will next year become the first Vietnamese men ever to compete in the Boston Marathon in the U.S.
The 2019 Vietnam Mountain Marathon will take place in Sa Pa town in the northwestern province of Lao Cai on September 21 and 22.
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.
More than 9,000 runners have registered to take part in the 2019 Da Nang International Marathon (DNIM), scheduled to take place from August 9 to 11 in the Vietnamese central coastal city of Da Nang.
Source: VNA
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