Illustrative image. (Photo: VTC)Hanoi (VNA) – More than 2,600 runners,including foreigners from 50 countries and territories, took part in the HanoiInternational Heritage Marathon 2018 in the capital city on October 21.
The marathon was co-organised by the Dai Bieu Nhan Dan(People’s Deputies) newspaper, the DHA Limited Company and the VietnamProsperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank).
The event was the first international marathon runningthrough Hanoi’s well-known heritages and the main streets of its Old Quarter,creating an unprecedented route of race, said Editor-in-Chief of Dai Bieu NhanDan Do Chi Nghia.
It included the 42-km marathon, 21-km half marathon,10-km and 5-km runs which all start from the Ly Thai To Park, providing therunners an opportunity to race through famous sightseeing spots in Hanoi suchas Hoan Kiem Lake, Long Bien Bridge, West Lake, and Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum,which are part of the capital city’s history and development.
“We want the Hanoi International Heritage Marathon tobecome a destination for thousands of marathoners both at home and overseas totogether inspire a positive lifestyle and experience the beauty of the1,000-year-old capital city in the fall,” Nghia said.
He expected the run to become an annual event to promotethe beauty of Hanoi among international friends and make tourism a local keyindustry.
Concluding the marathon, organisers granted prizes to the most outstandingrunners.
They also took the occasion to donate 50 million VND tothe Hanoi Heart Hospital’s fund for a healthy heart. –VNA
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