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Salonpas HCMC Marathon 2023 opens

The Salonpas HCMC Marathon opened on January 7 in the Phu My Hung Urban Area of the country's southern economic hub with the participation of 10,000 local and foreign runners.
Salonpas HCMC Marathon 2023 opens ảnh 1HCMC Marathon 2022. This year’s race has attracted around 10,000 runners. (Photo courtesy of HCMC Marathon)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) – The Salonpas HCMC Marathon openedon January 7 in the Phu My Hung Urban Area of the country's southern economic hub with the participation of 10,000local and foreign runners.

During the two-day tournament, the runners compete in 42km, 21km, 10km and 5kmraces.

It also features 500 children aged three to 10 in two categories:1.5km and 500m.

The marathon is organised by the HCM City Athletics Federation andPulse Active, a sports-tourism and lifestyle-entertainment company, along withthe Department of Culture and Sports.

Japanese pharmaceutical company Hisamitsu (producer of the painrelief patch Salonpas) is the main sponsor.

HCMC Marathon is one of Vietnam’s largest marathons, and it hasbeen held annually since 2013. The marathon aims to encourage more people totake part in sports activities.

This year’s event has a total prize of over 700 million VND (29,825USD).

Over the years the marathon has steadily been gaining popularityso much so that the number of runners this year has doubled from inaugural onein 2013.

There is also an exhibition of health and sports products./.
VNA
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