April 25, 2022 | 17:34 (GMT+7)
Traditional marathon launched in HCM City
PANO - The Ho Chi Minh municipal Department of Culture and Sports in association with the city Athletics Federation launched the 46th edition of the Ho Chi Minh City Marathon 2022 and a cross country running for the city’s students in the 2021-2022 academic year on April 24.
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The competitions help units of the city’s armed forces evaluate their physical training and sports activities. |
The competitions were held to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - 2022) and the 136th anniversary of the International Labor Day (May 1, 1886 - 2022).
These traditional sport and physical activities were expected to bring an opportunity for athletes to exchange experience and improve their professionalism. As a result, the city’s Department of Culture and Sports could select young athletes for the city’s professional team.
In addition, the competitions helped units of the city’s armed forces evaluate their physical training and sports activities.
The competition drew the participation of 1,200 athletes from the city’s military command, the city’s public security force, the People’s Police University, among others.
Participants to the event competed in different categories, crossing the city’s streets of Dong Khoi, Nguyen Hue and Le Thanh Ton.
Translated by Trung Thanh