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This year's race attracted more than 5,000 athletes participating in 4 distances: 5km, 10km, 21km and 42km. |
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Mekong Delta Marathon is a race founded by the former Hau Giang province, first held in 2019. This is considered the largest running race in the Mekong Delta region. |
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Bay - Director of the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism of Can Tho said that the tournament is both a playground and a motivation and inspiration for all classes of people from urban to rural areas, all ages to participate in running, continuing to respond to the National Movement to exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho. |
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| With the theme 'Shine with you', the message of the race not only wants to introduce to domestic and international friends the bright spots in the economy , culture and society of Hau Giang province in the past and Can Tho city today. "Through the race, the city introduces favorable investment attraction policies to the business community. At the same time, it creates conditions for athletes to shine on the running routes certified by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS)" - Mr. Bay shared. |
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As a result, athlete Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa finished first in the women's 42km distance with a time of 2 hours 59 minutes 24 seconds. In the men's 42km event, the champion was athlete Kiptoo Edwin Yebei (Kenya) with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes 44 seconds, this is the second consecutive time this runner has won this event at the tournament (in 2024 with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes 23 seconds).
In the women's 21km event, athlete Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan finished first with a time of 1 hour 25 minutes 58 seconds. Athlete Hoang Nguyen Thanh finished first in the men's 21km event with a time of 1 hour 14 minutes 55 seconds.
Canh Ky
Source: https://tienphong.vn/hon-5000-van-dong-vien-chay-tai-mekong-delta-marathon-lan-thu-6-post1757836.tpo
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