Binh Thuan added 2 bronze medals at the Tien Phong Newspaper Marathon Championship

BTO- Mr. Huynh Ngoc Tam - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism HTTDL said that 2 athletes from Binh Thuan won bronze medals at the 65th Tien Phong Newspaper National Marathon and Long Distance Championship in 2024, which recently took place.

The 65th Tien Phong Newspaper National Marathon and Long Distance Championship, 2024 (Tien Phong Marathon 2024) with the message "Footprints of the Sun" , took place at April 1 Square (Tuy Hoa City) .

Accordingly, athlete Pham Ngoc Phan ranked 3rd in the 42 km distance, athlete Trieu Tien Luyen also ranked 3rd in the 21 km distance. The Tien Phong Marathon 2024 in Phu Yen is a tournament with many records. In terms of expertise, this is a record tournament in terms of the number of registered athletes with nearly 12,000 athletes, both professional and amateur, including 264 professional athletes from 35 delegations nationwide.

Before the opening ceremony, the distances of 10 km for men's, youth and amateur teams; Half Marathon (21.1 km) for men's, women's and amateur teams; Marathon (42.195 km) for men's, women's and amateur teams; 5 km for amateur teams; 5 km for young women. At the Tien Phong Marathon 2024, professional athletes from the teams had an exciting competition, fiercely competing in each event and distance. Meanwhile, amateur athletes also improved their professional achievements and had interesting experiences on the race track in Phu Yen and the coastal city of Tuy Hoa; together discovering the wild beauty and diverse culture of the land known as the land of "Yellow Flowers on Green Grass".

Mr. Huynh Ngoc Tam added: With the traditional sports tournament of top quality and prestige in Vietnam, the participation of 2 athletes from Binh Thuan and winning 2 bronze medals in long distances requires patience, perseverance and efforts to overcome oneself to achieve high results.

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