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| Almost 2,000 runners from over 60 countries participates in the fourth Interntional Ha Long Bay Heritage Marathon on November 25 (Photo: VNA) |
The runners competed in the 5km, 10km, 21km and 42km categories of the tourney
whose running course was selected one of the best around the globe by the
Runner’s World UK magazine.
This year’s event saw the participation of many professional athletes such as
Lee Grantham from the UK – the world’s 100km champion in 2017, and Nguyen Tien
Hung from Vietnam – the Southeast Asian champion at the China-ASEAN
International Marathon in Guangxi province in November.
Notably, Low Kuan Sow, a 76-year-old Malaysian, became the oldest runner in the
42km category.
Lee Grantham and Nguyen Tien Hung finished first and second in the 42km race,
respectively.
Ha Long Bay Heritage Marathon is held annually on the last Saturday of November,
featuring races along the stunning coastline of Ha Long Bay – a world heritage
recognised by UNESCO.
The fourth edition was organised by the provincial Department of Culture and
Sports, the municipal Ha Long People’s Committee, and the Duc Huong Co. Ltd. It
was also part of the National Tourism Year 2018 that focused on Ha Long and
Quang Ninh.-VNA
Source: VNA
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