Ly A Song from Sa Pa district, the northern mountainous province of LaoCai, came first in the men’s half-marathon category (21km) of the firstinternational mountain marathon in Vietnam which closed in Lao Cai onOctober 6.
He was followed by Swedish runner Joakim Esaiasson and Philp Martin Eggold from the US.
Inthe men’s full marathon (42km) event, Yong Wai Cheng from Singaporewas the first to cross the goal line while Jacob Green of Denmarkcame in second and Nicolas Perret Ducray cam third.
Meanwhile, Danish Simon Grimstrup was the fastest in the ultra-marathonevent (70km), followed by Meyer from Germany and Yeo Joon Kiat fromSingapore.
In the women’s events, SamanthaJanae Young from the US won the 21km competition while CarolinaAndres Abdo of Mexio came second and Camilla Nielsen from Denmarkwas third.
Annemette Skov from Denmark was thewinner of the 42km event. The second and third prize winners werePatricia Pei Voon Lee from Malaysia and Sanja Burns of Australia,respectively.
Coming first in the ultra-marathon(70 km) race was Shiri Leventhal from the US, who was followed byCamilla Gry from Denmark and Nora Barbara Senn from Sweden.
Addressing the closing ceremony, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam JohnNielsen, who is also head of the Organising Board, thanked localauthorities for creating favourable conditions for the organisation ofthe event.
He expressed his admiration for the spirit of the runners, especially those from Vietnam.
He said he hopes the event would draw more tourists to Sa Pa inparticular and Vietnam in general as the town is preparing to markits 110th anniversary.
The event drew more than 170 runners from 28 countries.-VNA
He was followed by Swedish runner Joakim Esaiasson and Philp Martin Eggold from the US.
Inthe men’s full marathon (42km) event, Yong Wai Cheng from Singaporewas the first to cross the goal line while Jacob Green of Denmarkcame in second and Nicolas Perret Ducray cam third.
Meanwhile, Danish Simon Grimstrup was the fastest in the ultra-marathonevent (70km), followed by Meyer from Germany and Yeo Joon Kiat fromSingapore.
In the women’s events, SamanthaJanae Young from the US won the 21km competition while CarolinaAndres Abdo of Mexio came second and Camilla Nielsen from Denmarkwas third.
Annemette Skov from Denmark was thewinner of the 42km event. The second and third prize winners werePatricia Pei Voon Lee from Malaysia and Sanja Burns of Australia,respectively.
Coming first in the ultra-marathon(70 km) race was Shiri Leventhal from the US, who was followed byCamilla Gry from Denmark and Nora Barbara Senn from Sweden.
Addressing the closing ceremony, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam JohnNielsen, who is also head of the Organising Board, thanked localauthorities for creating favourable conditions for the organisation ofthe event.
He expressed his admiration for the spirit of the runners, especially those from Vietnam.
He said he hopes the event would draw more tourists to Sa Pa inparticular and Vietnam in general as the town is preparing to markits 110th anniversary.
The event drew more than 170 runners from 28 countries.-VNA
