Launching the online running tournament "75 years of Vietnam Bank

Coming to encourage more than 300 athletes from units in the Vietnamese banking system to attend the launching ceremony of the online running tournament "75 years of Vietnam Bank" were Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; Mr. Pham Duc An - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam; Board of Directors of the State Bank of Vietnam, leaders of the Party Committee of the State Bank of Vietnam; Board of Directors of the Vietnam Bank Union.

According to the Organizing Committee, the online running tournament "75 years of Vietnam Bank" is an industry-wide activity, not only spreading the spirit of health training but also contributing to strengthening cohesion and promoting social responsibility of the banking industry.

Registration time for the tournament: From 00:01:00 on April 28, 2026 (until registering enough 51,000 athletes, the system will automatically close the registration part).

Time to record award achievements: For 26 days, from 00:01:00 today, May 3, 2026 to 23:59:00 May 28, 2026.

Participants include: Officials, union members, and employees working in the Banking industry who voluntarily participate, from units under the State Bank of Vietnam, businesses, financial institutions managed by the State Bank of Vietnam, Cooperative Banks, Social Policy Banks and commercial banks.

The race is organized entirely online, applying modern technology platforms. Participants use the Strava application to record outdoor running/walking results; data will be automatically synchronized to the system and publicly displayed on the rankings in real time.

Participants can proactively choose the time and location of the run, use technology platforms to record results transparently and accurately, connecting athletes across the country.

The distances are designed to have profound symbolic meanings:

- 75 km – celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Bank of Vietnam (May 6, 1951 - May 6, 2026)

- 136 km – commemorating the 136th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2026)

- 195.1 km – the milestone of the industry's establishment year (1951)

- 202.6 km – Expresses determination to conquer goals in 2026.

Participants perform 4 steps: Register an account on the platform, register for the race, connect to the Strava application and start recording activities. All results will be continuously updated on the rankings.

Personal achievements are calculated by the total number of valid kilometers accumulated throughout the tournament. In particular, a very meaningful highlight of this year's Running Race is that each valid kilometer of the athlete will be converted into 1,000 VND to contribute to social security activities, with a total contribution of up to 7.5 billion VND. This affirms the spirit of community responsibility and the profound humanistic values of the Banking sector.

Right from the time of opening the registration gate at 0:01:00 on April 28, 2026, the Running Tournament has received very positive response throughout the Sector. The number of registrations has increased rapidly every hour, every minute, showing the strong spread of the program and the willingness to participate of all officials and employees in the Sector.

Right before this launching ceremony, at 8:47 PM last night, May 2, 2026, 51,000 athletes from 51 teams registered to participate.