The first Vietnam marathon to apply entry achievement standards

The Organizing Committee held a press conference to announce the VnExpress Marathon Volvo All-Star 2025.

As the newest event in the VnExpress Marathon system, this year's tournament is only for two distances: 21km and 42km. To participate in the tournament, athletes will have to review their entry results. In the 42km event, male athletes must have completed a full marathon in under 4 hours (sub4), while female athletes must have completed a full marathon in under 5 hours (sub5). For the 21km distance, men must achieve sub2 and women must achieve sub2:30.

The 42km race will start at 5am, and the 21km race will start 30 minutes later. Athletes of both races will start from the National Innovation Center, passing through National Highway 21, Road E of FPT University Hanoi, internal roads of Hoa Lac High-Tech Park, inter-commune roads... before reaching the finish line at the gate of FPT Software Hoa Lac headquarters.

According to the organizers, the entire route is completely locked, the asphalt surface has many long straight sections, almost no slopes. The course has 9 bends, only one wide turning point for both 42 and 21km distances, the total elevation difference is about 100m up and 100m down. These factors create conditions for runners to set personal records.

Hoang Nguyen Thanh is the current national marathon champion.

The tournament is expected to attract 2,000 athletes, including leading Vietnamese athletes such as Hoang Nguyen Thanh, Nguyen Van Lai, Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa, Pham Thi Hong Le...

In particular, the marathon performance of the tournament can be used to register for the Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda system, opening up opportunities to reach the 2026 World Championships.

The total prize value of the tournament is 700 million VND. Accordingly, the final prize receives cash up to 100 million VND, the following prizes are 50, 40, 30 and 20 million VND respectively.

For the age category, the Organizing Committee divides the race into 4 age groups (under 30, 30-39, 40-49, over 50), each age group honors the top 3 male/female athletes with good achievements. Athletes of each age category will receive a trophy from the Organizing Committee. Athletes who complete the race according to regulations will receive a medal and a finisher shirt.

Trong Dat

Source: https://tienphong.vn/giai-marathon-viet-nam-dau-tien-ap-chuan-thanh-tich-dau-vao-post1734005.tpo