Over 5,000 people join HCMC International Marathon
VGP – More than 5,000 athletes from 44 countries joined in the Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon on November 26.
November 27, 2017 3:14 PM GMT+7
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The tournament had three types including 42 km, 21 km and 10 km events, with the courses running from Thao Cam Vien park in District 1 and finishing at the Empire City Complex in District 2’s Thu Thiem area.
At the end of the tournament, the organizers handed over VND500 million (US$22,000) to the Fund for the Poor and the fund for sport talents of HCM City.
Rotich Jane triumphed in the women’s run with a time of 3:02:34, while Kigen Caroline earned the silver and Vietnamese runner Nguyen Chi won the bronze medal./.
By Khanh Phuong
