More than 3,000 athletes participate in the 24th Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Cross Country Race in 2023

13:02, 26/08/2023

On August 26, at the Revolutionary Traditional House (No. 1 Bacu Street, Ward 1, Vung Tau City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province), the 24th Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Cross-Country Race in 2023 took place.

The tournament is organized by Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper in coordination with the Department of Culture and Sports of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

Acting Editor-in-Chief of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Do Nguyen Hoang Dung speaks at the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Cross Country Race.

This year's tournament attracted more than 3,000 athletes. Of these, about 1,000 athletes bought BIBs and competed on the 21km and 10km courses; about 1,000 athletes competed in the 5km (men) and 3km (women) courses.

Delegates attending the Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Cross Country Race Award Ceremony.

In addition, there are about 1,000 runners who are provincial leaders, departments, branches, localities, businesses, sponsors, students, armed forces and people.

Delegates and athletes participated in the run together.

In particular, this year's tournament welcomed 32 delegations of leaders, reporters, and journalists from press agencies across the country to participate in the race.

The athletes started at a distance of 10 km.

The 24th Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Cross Country Race, the Organizing Committee decided to change and renew many contents to increase the attraction of the race. The biggest change is to organize BIB sales in the 21km and 10km half marathon courses.

Athletes receive awards in the men's 21 km distance...

...and 21 km women.

Therefore, a large number of athletes outside the Southeast region registered to compete. Many athletes from Hanoi, the Central Highlands, the Southwest, the Central region... registered to compete. All competition distances were concentrated on the coastal route Tran Phu - Quang Trung - Ha Long - Thuy Van.

Acting Editor-in-Chief of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Do Nguyen Hoang Dung awarded First, Second and Third prizes to athletes competing in the men's 10 km race.

Athletes with high achievements in the women's 10 km distance received awards from the Organizing Committee.

The total prize money of the 24th season is up to 300 million VND, an increase of nearly 40% compared to last year, making the 24th Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Cross Country Race one of the long-distance races with the highest prize in Vietnam.

Delegates awarded prizes to the winning athletes in the 5 km event.

Dak Nong Newspaper leaders awarded prizes to the winning athletes in the women's 3 km event.

At the end of the tournament, the Organizing Committee awarded First, Second, Third and Encouragement prizes for each competition distance; and awarded team prizes for the 5 km and 3 km events to the units.

Editor-in-Chief of Dak Lak Newspaper Dinh Xuan Toan awarded the 3km female team prize to the units.

The 24th Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Cross Country Race is a regional event, preparing forces to participate in national cross country races, contributing to promoting the strong and even development of the sports movement in the Southeast provinces and cities. Thereby, contributing to promoting the image of the land and people of Ba Ria - Vung Tau to the people of the whole country.

Nguyen Xuan

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