(Baonghean.vn) - HResponding to Olympic Running Day and celebrating Vietnam Sports Day (March 27, 1946 - March 27, 2017),On the morning of March 19, the Department of Culture and Sports organized the 2017 Nghe An Provincial Cross Country Race.
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This year’s tournament has more than 200 athletes from 21 districts, cities and towns participating. The athletes participate in 3 distances: 2,500m (for girls under 15 years old), 3,000m (girls over 15 years old and boys under 15 years old) and 5,000m for boys over 16 years old.The race starts from Lenin Avenue to the intersection with Nguyen Sy Sach Street, then loops back to Lenin Avenue. Photo: Canh Nam. |
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| After about 1,000m of starting, the athletes began to accelerate... Photo: Canh Nam. |
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| They gradually separated from the group to gain an advantage for the remaining journey. Photo: Canh Nam. |
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| Despite being very out of breath, "barefoot" athlete Dau Thi Na (Hoang Mai Town) still successfully performed a lightning-fast sprint to finish first in the women's under-15 category. Photo: Canh Nam. |
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| Dau Thi Na said: "The last 10m, the running was very difficult but with the encouragement of my parents and teachers, I tried my best until the end. I am very happy with today's achievement and hope that I will be selected to compete in higher tournaments and become a professional athlete in the future." Photo: Canh Nam. |
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| And here is the joy of victory of athlete Phan Van The (Hoang Mai City) in the men's category under 15 years old. |
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| At the end of the tournament, the Organizing Committee awarded the First, Second, Third and Encouragement prizes for individual events; First, Second, Third prizes for team events and First, Second, Third prizes for the entire delegation. In the photo: Comrade Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports awarded the First, Second, Third prizes (team) for the under 15 age group to the teams. Photo: Canh Nam. |
+ Female category under 15 years old: First, Second and Third prizes respectively went to Dau Thi Na (Hoang Mai town), Nguyen Thi My Duc (Quynh Luu) and Dau Thi Kim Lien (Hoang Mai town). + Male category under 15 years old: First, Second and Third prizes respectively went to Pham Van The (Hoang Mai Town), Ho Dinh Quynh (Quynh Luu) and Nguyen Trong Quyet (Thanh Chuong). + Female category over 16 years old: First, Second and Third prizes respectively went to Nguyen Thi Linh (Thanh Chuong), Doan Thi Thin (Hoang Mai Town) and Tran Thi Thuong (Quynh Luu). + Male category over 16 years old: First, Second and Third prizes respectively went to Nguyen Van Duc (Cua Lo Town), Le Khac Quan (Yen Thanh) and Hoang Duc Hau (Quynh Luu). Regarding the overall team awards: First prize went to Hoang Mai Town team, Second prize went to Thanh Chuong team and Quynh Luu team won Third prize. |
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