The 2023 Tien Phong Newspaper National Marathon and Long Distance Championship (Tien Phong Marathon 2023) is an important test for the Vietnamese athletics team towards the 2023 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 32).
Tien Phong Marathon 2023 will take place from March 24 to 26, in Lai Chau City (Lai Chau Province), including 4 competition events: 5km, 10km, 21.1km and 42.195km. Of the more than 4,000 athletes registered to participate in the tournament, there are 284 athletes competing in the advanced category, including many athletes of the Vietnam athletics team such as: Nguyen Van Lai, Nguyen Thi Oanh, Pham Thi Hong Le, Hoang Nguyen Thanh, Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa, Luong Duc Phuoc, Nguyen Trung Cuong... Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, General Secretary of the Vietnam Athletics Federation said: "Tien Phong Marathon 2023 brings together the strongest athletes of Vietnam's athletics today. The tournament promises to bring exciting competitions and will be an important test for Vietnam's athletics towards the 32nd SEA Games ".
According to predictions, the professional race at Tien Phong Marathon 2023 will be very fierce. In the men's marathon, defending champion Hoang Nguyen Thanh (Binh Phuoc) will face veteran runner Nguyen Van Lai (Army). Athlete Nguyen Van Dang (Hanoi) will face a big challenge in the men's 10,000m event when he confronts Do Quoc Luat (Army) - who holds the record of 8 consecutive championships at this distance at Tien Phong Marathon. In the women's marathon, Pham Thi Hong Le (Binh Dinh) and Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa (Binh Phuoc) are expected to create an attractive duel...
Sharing with reporters of the People's Army Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Cong Nam, Deputy Head of the Athletics Department (Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Center) said: "The Hanoi athletics team participated in the tournament with 10 athletes and set the goal of winning medals in the individual and team events. Among them, the face expected to win a medal is Nguyen Van Dang".
Because the track in Lai Chau has many slopes and potential dangers, the Army athletics team (a force under the Border Guard Sports and Physical Training Group) has been present since February 15 to practice and get acquainted. Although Nguyen Van Lai did not compete in the 21.1km distance, in which he is the reigning champion, this did not affect the overall target of the Army athletics team at Tien Phong Marathon 2023. Colonel Hoang Van Khuong (Head of the Border Guard Sports and Physical Training Group, also Head of the Army athletics team participating in Tien Phong Marathon 2023) affirmed: "The tournament is expected to bring many challenges, but the Army athletics team is determined to defend the top position of the entire delegation. Besides veteran athletes, we hope that young talents will shine."
According to Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, General Secretary of the Vietnam Athletics Federation: At the 32nd SEA Games, the Vietnamese athletics team aims to defend the overall top position; including winning the gold medal in the men's marathon and winning a medal in the women's marathon. According to the plan, the team's marathon athletes will be in Cambodia on April 19 to practice and get familiar with the running route. |
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