Nearly 5 thousand professional athletes participate in Marathon in Nghe An

Minh Quan DNUM_BEZAGZCACD 17:11

(Baonghean.vn) - The People's Committee of Nghe An province has just issued a plan to organize the "Ve mien vi giam" Marathon in 2023.

This is a sports tournament to promote and introduce the beautiful natural landscape, rich and diverse cuisine, good traditional cultural values, and the friendliness and hospitality of Nghe An people to a large number of tourists and domestic and international athletes.

Besides, promote the movement of practicing sports in general and running in particular.MarathonIn particular, contributing to the movement "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho". At the same time, widely propagate to all levels, sectors, social organizations and people about physical exercise activities, helping people fully understand the role, meaning and effects of physical exercise, gradually building the habit of regular physical exercise, contributing to improving health, improving the quality of life, building a healthy lifestyle and cultural environment.

Promotional poster for the 2023 "Ve mien vi giam" Marathon.

The 2023 "Ve mien vi giam" Marathon is organized by Nong thon Viet Magazine; Nghe An Provincial People's Committee directs relevant departments, branches and localities to support Nong thon Viet Magazine in organizing work.

The tournament is scheduled to take place from August 19-20; the opening ceremony will be held at 7:30 a.m. on August 19, 2023.

It is expected that about 5,000 professional athletes from home and abroad will participate in the tournament. Athletes will compete in 04 distances (42km, 21km, 10km, 05km).

Competition routes of the 2023 "Ve mien vi giam" Marathon:

- Distance 5km:Starting from Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument, turn right Phan Sy Thuc - Phong Dinh Cang - Phan Dang Luu, turn left Truong Thi - Tran Phu - Ngu Hai - Le Mao - Ho Tung Mau - Truong Thi (road around Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument).

- Distance 10km:Starting from Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument, turn right on Phan Sy Thuc - Phong Dinh Cang - Nguyen Viet Xuan - riverside boulevard, loop back to Nguyen Viet Xuan - Phan Dang Luu - Truong Thi - Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument.

- Distance 21km:Starting from Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Phan Dang Luu Monument - Nguyen Viet Xuan - Riverside Boulevard - turn back to the old road to Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Monument.

- Distance 42km:Starting from Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Statue - Exam School - VI Lenin - Road 72 - turn left on Binh Minh Street - Cua Lo Square - return to Binh Minh Street and run towards Lam River - Riverside Boulevard - Nguyen Viet Xuan - Phan Dang Luu - Ho Chi Minh Square and Uncle Ho Statue.

In this plan, the Provincial People's Committee requested to assign specific tasks to relevant departments, branches and localities in coordinating the organization so that the 2023 "Return to the Vi Giam region" Marathon takes place successfully.

Minh Quan