On the morning of August 26, at the Revolutionary Traditional House, No. 1 Bacu Street, Ward 1, Vung Tau City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, the opening ceremony of the 24th Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Cross-Country Race 2023 took place.
The tournament was organized by Ba Ria-Vung Tau Newspaper in coordination with the Department of Culture and Sports of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, attracting more than 3,000 athletes to compete.
Of which, there are about 1,000 athletes who bought BIBs (a registration number when participating in a certain running race, printed for each athlete and each person will have a different number), competing on the 21km and 10km running tracks; about 1,000 athletes competing in the 5km (men) and 3km (women) distances. In addition, there are about 1,000 runners who are leaders of the province, departments, branches, localities, businesses, sponsors, students, armed forces and people. Notably, this year's tournament welcomed 32 delegations of leaders, reporters and journalists from press agencies across the country to participate in the running. The Binh Thuan Newspaper delegation was led by Comrade Le Huy Toan - Editor-in-Chief.
According to the Organizing Committee of the 24th Ba Ria-Vung Tau Newspaper Cross Country Race, this year the Organizing Committee decided to change and innovate many contents to increase the attraction of the race. The biggest change is to organize the sale of BIBs in the 21km and 10km half marathon courses. Therefore, the number of athletes outside the Southeast region registering to compete is very large. Many athletes from Hanoi, the Central Highlands, the Southwest, the Central region... registered to compete.
Regarding the running route, all competition distances are concentrated on the coastal route Tran Phu - Quang Trung - Ha Long - Thuy Van.
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.
The 24th Ba Ria-Vung Tau Newspaper Cross Country Race also has many attractive and interesting sideline activities. The race has the appearance of MC duo Nguyen Khang - Anh Thu; singers Quoc Dai, Sy Luan, Nhat Nguyet group, ART MIO group and DJ BNUTS...
The 24th Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper Cross Country Race is a regional event, preparing the force to participate in national cross country races. Thereby, promoting strong and even development in both breadth and depth of the sports movement in the provinces and cities of the Southeast region.
Contribute to promoting the image of the land and people of Ba Ria - Vung Tau to people across the country.
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