According to the organiser, the race will be held at the History Ethnic & Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 9.

A man tries out an obstacle that will be featured in the upcoming Spartan Race.

There will be a Spartan Sprint course of 5km and 20 obstacles on rugged terrain and a Spartan Ultra course of 50km and 60 obstacles. Meanwhile, the Spartan Kids event will include an 800-m race for children aged from 4 to 9 and another 3.2-km race for 10 to 13 year-old racers.

Athletes can begin registering for the Spartan Sprint and Kids categories on August 31.

Initiated by Joe De Sena in 2007, the obstacle race has held over 250 events across 40 countries worldwide.

Quang Ninh to host world clipper race 2019-2020

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh will join the partnership of the Clipper Round the World Race 2019-2020 to host the event of in 2021-2022, and send a team to take part in the race in the UK in September, according to a local leading official. 

Bac Giang seeks to improve traceability of farm produce

(BGO)- In order to heighten competitiveness of the products, stamping traceability is considered the evidence for origin and quality of the products. However, it has not been paid due attention by consumers and enterprises in Bac Giang province.  

Int’l women’s cycling race to be held in south

The International Women’s Cycling Tournament, the An Giang Television Cup, will be held from July 13-18.

Bac Ha horse race attracts huge number of spectators

The traditional horse race on the Bac Ha Plain of Lao Cai province took place on June 8 with the participation of 87 jockeys and their horses from mountainous villages in Lao Cai and the neighbouring provinces of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang.

Lychee gardens stamped with origin traceability

(BGO)-With an aim to meet the demands for export and provide qualified products to consumers, the gardeners, cooperatives and enterprises in Luc Ngan district, BacGiang province took initiatives to innovate the lychee production methods ensuring quality and food safety while undertaking traceability and responsibilities for their products.

Source: VNA