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Nearly 1,200 int'l athletes to compete in Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2022

Nearly 1,200 athletes are expected to join the 7th Halong Bay Heritage Marathon, which will officially kick-start in Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh on November 13 after one year of hiatus.
Nearly 1,200 int'l athletes to compete in Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2022 ảnh 1Nearly 1,200 international athletes to compete in Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2022 (Photo: The organising board) 

Quang Ninh (VNA) – Nearly 1,200 international athletes are expected to join the 7th HalongBay Heritage Marathon, which will officially kick-start in Ha Long city in thenorthern province of Quang Ninh on November 13 after one year of hiatus.

Jointly held annually by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, the municipalPeople’s Committee, Vietnam AthleticsFederation, and Duc Huong Anh (DHA Vietnam) Co., Ltd, the tournament is one of Ha Long city’s annual international culturaland sports events to attract tourists in year end.    

Nearly 1,200 int'l athletes to compete in Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2022 ảnh 2First introduced in November 2015, the annual event has now made its name to the international marathon map (Photo: congthuong.vn) 

First introduced in November 2015, the annual event has now made its name to the internationalmarathon map, having become a desirable destination of the jogging lovers'community around the world.

The race is voted by the prestigious magazine“Runner's World UK” as having one of the world's 50 most beautiful runningtracks.

The tournament in 2019 was viewed the cultural and sports event attracting the largest numberof foreign tourists to Quang Ninh, with the participation of more than3,000 athletes, including nearly 1,600 foreigners from 56 countries.

According to GeneralDirector of DHA Vietnam Nguyen Tri, the runningcourse is designed to embrace the coastline and majestic natural landscape,with thousands of amazing rocky islands in the background, offering a chancefor athletes to run through manybeautiful landscapes along the shores of Ha LongBay, one of Seven Natural Wonders of the World twice recognised by UNESCO, in1994 and  2000./.

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