Many Vietnamese track and field stars 'gather' at Con Son - Kiep Bac Festival
VAN TUAN•February 15, 2025 18:00
Stars of Vietnam's athletics village such as Nguyen Thi Oanh were present at the special national relic site of Con Son - Kiep Bac (Hai Duong) ready to conquer the distances of 21 and 42 km.
On February 15, 9 athletes of the national team and 8 athletes of the national youth athletics team arrived at the special national relic site of Con Son - Kiep Bac, ready to continue conquering the remaining two distances of the Marathon "Con Son, Kiep Bac - Journey of connecting cultural heritage" which are 21 and 42 km.Head of delegation, coach Tran Van Sy took athletes to offer incense at Con Son pagoda."Queen of Athletics" Nguyen Thi Oanh and Vietnamese athletics stars visit the thematic exhibition "Hai Duong imprints human footprints" at the Con Son - Kiep Bac Spring Festival 2025Athlete Hoang Thi Ngoc Anh took this opportunity to meet relatives in Le Loi commune (Chi Linh city). On the first competition day of the "Con Son, Kiep Bac - Journey of connecting cultural heritage" marathon, Ngoc Anh excellently won the 10 km distance with a time of 37 minutes.Immediately after offering incense and visiting Con Son Pagoda, the national track and field team athletes were present at Con Son parking lot No. 1 to receive bags of items for athletes participating in the race.Ms. Nguyen Thi My in Chi Linh City took a photo with "Queen of Athletics" Nguyen Thi OanhParticipating in the 21 km distance, athlete born in 2007 of the national youth athletics team Dinh Thi Thu Huong (far left) was very excited because in addition to competing, this was also the first time Thu Huong was able to visit Con Son - Kiep Bac.Bringing his students to compete in both seasons of the race, Coach Tran Van Sy highly appreciated the overall quality of the athletes participating in the race, especially the two distances competed in: 5 and 10 km. "The large number of participants has partly affirmed the quality of the race. Notably, this year an athlete from Quang Ninh, over 85 years old, still conquered the 10 km distance. In the photo: Athlete born in 1940 Nguyen Thi Mai Dung conquered the 10 km distance in 1 hour and 28 minutesMore than 1,000 athletes conquering the 21 and 42 km distances will start together at 5 a.m. tomorrow, February 16. The running route of these two distances is designed through many famous places in Chi Linh City such as Con Son Pagoda, Kiep Bac Temple, Bai Re, Dong Viet Bridge... This is also the first year that the "Con Son, Kiep Bac - Journey of Connecting Cultural Heritage" Marathon will compete in these two distances.VAN TUAN
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