This information was announced at a press conference in Hanoi on March 15 by the Tien Phong Newspaper, the Ba Ria – Vung Tau provincial Department of Culture and Sports, and the Vietnam Athletics Federation.

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At the press conference

This year’s event is expected to draw the participation of nearly 3,700 professional and amateur runners to compete in 5km, 10km, 21km and 42km categories.

On the sideline of the competition, the organizers will host a number of meaningful programs, such as a flag-raising ceremony and incense offering at Hang Duong War Cemetery - a memorial in Con Dao district where those sacrificing their lives for independence and revolutionaries who died at Con Dao Prison in wartime were burried.

In addition, another run will be held for around 1,000 local students, youths, employees and members of armed forces stationed in the province and the district as well.

The total prize value of the Tien Phong Marathon 2022 is up to VND 500 million.

Translated by Chung Anh