Marathon contest held on Ly Son island

Close to 2,000 runners from across Vietnam took part in a marathon contest around Ly Son island in the south-central province of Quang Ngai on July 5.
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 1The race, co-hosted by the Tien Phong Newspaper, the Vietnam Athletics Federation and the provincial Department of Culture and Sports, attracts both professional and amateur athletes (Photo: Vietnam+)
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 2Professional athletes compete in four distances, including 5km, 10km, 21km and 42km, while amateur runners join 10km, 21km and 42km events (Photo: Vietnam+)
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 3Beautiful race track by the ocean (Photo: Vietnam+)
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 4The race has been held in March annually to mark the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26) and Vietnam Sports Day (March 27), but this year was rescheduled to July because of the COVID-19 (Photo: Vietnam+)
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 5Athletes run through beautiful race track by the ocean (Photo: Vietnam+)
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 6Athletes run through farms of garlic and scallion, two specialties of Ly Son island (Photo: Vietnam+)
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 7Two female athletes hold hands as reaching the finish line (Photo: Vietnam+)
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 8Reaching the finishing line regardless of rankings is a success to athletes (Photo: Vietnam+)
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 9An athletic couple celebrates their medals (Photo: Vietnam+)
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 10Tien Phong’s Editor-in-Chief Le Xuan Son presents medals to athletes (Photo: Vietnam+)
Marathon contest held on Ly Son island ảnh 11Vietnamese beauty queen awards medals to athletes (Photo: Vietnam+)
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