Runners compete in the 42km distance for men (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – More than 9,000runners from 67 countries and territories partook in the Da Nang InternationalMarathon 2019 on August 11.
They competed in four categories: 42km, 21km,10km and 5km.
In the 42km run for men, Vietnamese Tan Hi Lewon the first prize while Le Van Tuan finished second. The third prize went toJapanese Hideyuki Mamiya.
In the same run for women, Marcia Zhou fromJapan came first, followed by her fellow country competitors Yuki Mizusedaand Chiaki Yoshida.
Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Huong grabbed the firstprize in the 21km distance for women, while Japanese Yuko Tanimura and FinnishHeidi Makinen were the runner-ups.
In the 10km run for men, the first prize came toWai Ching Soh from Malaysia, while Au Ka Lun from China and Ngoc Quoc Viet fromVietnam came second and third, respectively.
In the 10km run for women, Phi Luong Hong fromthe US claimed the first prize, and the second and third prizes belonged toAlex Ryland from the UK and Anna Fritz from Germany.
The organising board also presented awards torunners joining the 5km category.
The Da Nang International Marathon 2019 wassponsored by Manulife insurance corporation and jointly held by Pulse Activecompany and Da Nang city.
With the theme “Because I love Da Nang”, theevent attracted a large crowd of locals and tourists, according to ViceChairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh.-VNA
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