Nguyen Thi Oanh participates in the 2024 Tien Phong Newspaper Marathon and Long Distance National Championship

The 65th Tien Phong Newspaper National Marathon and Long Distance Championship - 2024 (Tien Phong Marathon) as usual has the participation of Vietnam's top runners. Leo Thi Tinh, Le Thi Tuyet, Ngoc Hoa, Nguyen Thi Oanh, Pham Thi Hong Le, Hoang Nguyen Thanh, Nguyen Van Lai, Quy Phong... are the names confirmed to participate.

The organizers expect more new national records to appear at this year's tournament.

Nguyen Thi Oanh participates in the 2024 Tien Phong Newspaper National Marathon and Long Distance Championship.

Mr. Le Xuan Son - Editor-in-Chief of Tien Phong newspaper said: " Tien Phong marathon has the mission of inspiring, introducing, and developing the economic, social and tourism potential of the locality it comes to. This year, the tournament is held in Phu Yen with many new features.

The series of events of the tournament includes meaningful activities such as visiting and giving gifts, exchanging at border posts, Mui Dien lighthouse; presenting national flags to fishermen and fisheries control forces; visiting veterans of the No-number ship. The flag-raising ceremony and honoring the sacred national flag took place at Bai Mon... ".

After successful tournaments in Ly Son Island - Quang Ngai (2020), Pleiku - Gia Lai (2021), Con Dao - Ba Ria Vung Tau (2022), Lai Chau (2023), this year, Tien Phong Marathon comes to Phu Yen - the land of yellow flowers on green grass.

Tien Phong Marathon will take place over 3 days, from March 29 to March 31 in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province. The tournament will have the participation of more than 11,000 athletes nationwide. Including members of the national team such as Nguyen Thi Oanh, Nguyen Van Lai, Hoang Nguyen Thanh, Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa...

After many years of separating the advanced and amateur divisions, this year's tournament has a major change in expertise when bringing excellent amateur athletes in the half-marathon and marathon to the starting line with advanced athletes, promising an exciting competition.

The competition distances include 21.1km - 42.195km for men and women, professional and amateur; 10km for men, youth, amateur; 5km for women, youth, amateur and professional.

Traditionally, in addition to competing in individual distances, athletes from provincial, municipal and industry teams also compete for team and group points.

Not only that, in addition to separate awards for the two categories, the organizers also built a final award structure for the 5 best runners, regardless of whether they are advanced or amateur athletes.

In addition to bringing amateur athletes to compete directly with advanced athletes, the organizers also changed the prize structure. Accordingly, the half marathon and marathon distances will receive prizes according to 5 age groups, an increase of 2 age groups compared to the previous tournament, including 16-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 years old.

Mai Phuong

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