This is the second season of the VnExpress Marathon Ho Chi Minh City Midnight race, after the first successful event in February 2023.
The race also marked two prestigious and experienced names in organizing and operating the marathon system, VPBank and VnExpress, in a strategic partnership, creating high-end, large-scale running events for the Vietnamese and international sports-loving community.
Previously, VPBank VnExpress Marathon signed a strategic cooperation agreement to accompany the VnExpress Marathon Ho Chi Minh City Midnight race for 5 years from 2024 - 2028. In the first cooperation in October 2023, VPBank and VnExpress successfully coordinated to organize the VPBank Hanoi International Marathon race in Hanoi.
VPBank representative said that Ho Chi Minh City with its dynamic and modern lifestyle is the largest economic and financial center of the country and is also one of the places with the strongest running movement development in Vietnam.
"The love of running of the city's people is in tune with the running culture and the strategy of developing and spreading the running movement that VPBank has pursued for nearly a decade with more than 11 running races organized by the bank.
We have high expectations for the VPBank VnExpress Marathon Ho Chi Minh City Midnight 2024, with the belief that accompanying VnExpress Marathon will create new heights for the Vietnamese running movement, spreading the values of physical and spiritual prosperity to everyone, every home, every land, and creating a community of Vietnamese people who love sports, live healthy and wholesome lives," said a bank representative.
The organizers said they will strive to bring the best experiences to athletes participating in the tournament, such as athletes in the 21km and 42km distances will receive Finisher shirts after completing the race according to regulations. Safety, professionalism on the track, and an attractive experience for runners are top priorities.
VPBank VnExpress Marathon Ho Chi Minh City Midnight kicked off in the early morning of March 3, 2024 with the starting gate of 4 distances located on Truong Dinh Street, passing through Tao Dan Park - one of the city's heritage sites.
More than 11,000 athletes are expected to compete on the route through famous landmarks such as the Independence Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, Bach Dang Wharf... exploring the youthfulness and dynamism of District 1 or the new urban area of Thu Thiem and then finishing on Le Duan Street, in front of the Zoo.
This colorful running route will be an opportunity for athletes to see the "city that never sleeps" with its bustling life regardless of day or night through different lenses. This is also a great opportunity for the organizers and runners to join hands to promote the image of Ho Chi Minh City at night, brilliant and vibrant to the domestic and international running community.
VnExpress Marathon is the largest running race system in Vietnam, operated and owned by VnExpress newspaper and FPT Online Services Joint Stock Company (FPT Online). The race was first held in 2019 in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province. Up to now, the race has become an annual running race system held in attractive tourist cities.
In 2023, the tournament will be held in Ho Chi Minh City (February 11-12, 2023), Hue (April 16, 2023), Quy Nhon (June 11, 2023), Nha Trang (August 13, 2023), Ha Long (September 10, 2023), Hanoi (November 25-26, 2023), Hai Phong (December 17, 2023).
With its relentless efforts to build the community, VnExpress Marathon received the silver award at the 2021 Asian Media Awards presented by the World Press Association WAN-IFRA. The entire VnExpress Marathon system's 2022 running route and many races in 2023 have been certified with AIMS-World Athletics running standards (issued by the Association of International Marathons and World Athletics Federations).
Meanwhile, VPBank is one of the earliest joint stock commercial banks established in Vietnam, has a history of sustainable development for 30 years and is holding the position of the bank with the largest charter capital in Vietnam. In 2023, this bank ranked 173rd in the ranking of 500 most valuable banking brands globally.
After nearly a decade of being involved in the running movement, VPBank has organized and accompanied 11 major running events for the community, becoming one of the pioneering and experienced enterprises in the running movement in Vietnam.
Tens of thousands of professional and amateur athletes have participated in races organized by VPBank, and the bank is also the enterprise with the largest running club in Vietnam - VPRun club, with more than 2,000 members.
Contact information:
VPBank VnExpress Marathon Ho Chi Minh City Midnight 2024
Hotline: 1900 633 003
Fanpage: VPBank VnExpress Marathon Ho Chi Minh City Midnight
Mail: vmhochiminh@vnexpress.net
Website: https://vm.vnexpress.net
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