On the afternoon of March 7, in Hue City (Thua Thien-Hue), the announcement ceremony of the S-Race 2024 Student Run took place. This is the race with the largest number of student athletes registered in Asia in 2023.
The race is organized annually by the Department of Physical Education (Ministry of Education and Training), Vietnam Athletics Federation, Vietnam Television, TH Group and a number of units, in the form of direct and online competitions in 63 provinces and cities across the country.
The goal of the race is to bring positive values to students, encourage them to participate in sports, and connect families, schools, and communities in physical development activities for the young generation.
In 2023, the S-Race race surpassed its own previous record of being the School Race with the largest number of students participating in Asia, both in-person and online.
Entering its 4th year, S-Race 2024 chose Thua Thien-Hue for the first time as the starting point with the message "For Vietnamese stature". The organizing committee expanded and developed the participants, not only students but also teachers, parents who love running... can register.
Thereby, the organizers "upgraded" the race with many attractive activities such as: running in response of teachers and students, parents and children at the live event; online running challenges S-Race Family Online and S-Race School Online...
Accordingly, at 7:00 a.m. on March 9, nearly 20,000 athletes, including students, teachers, and parents from other locations in 9 districts, towns, and cities of Thua Thien-Hue province, will depart.
Mr. Nguyen Tan, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Thua Thien-Hue province (member of the organizing committee), said that this was the first event to gather so many teachers, students and parents from the whole province. Therefore, the organizing committee paid special attention to the issues of safety and ensuring health and security...
Previously, the Department of Education and Training of Thua Thien-Hue province had directed schools to prepare necessary conditions for the race. Up to now, the preparation work at the race locations has been basically ensured.
The S-Race announcement event attracted a large number of students from Hue City to attend.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh De, Director of the Department of Physical Education (Ministry of Education and Training), said that S-Race 2024 does not only stop at sports activities, training health for students, but also cooperates with the For Vietnamese Stature Fund to record millions of athletes' running steps to "transform" into meaningful gifts for children who need motor rehabilitation.
Specifically, for each participation in the S-Race 2024 live run, the For Vietnamese Stature Fund will donate 5,000 VND to the motor disability treatment fund to support poor children.
In addition, S-Race athletes nationwide can continue to raise an additional 200 VND/km when participating in the online races S-Race Family Online and S-Race School Online... Thereby, the race contributes to spreading humanistic values, guiding the young generation to develop comprehensively in both physical and mental aspects.
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