On March 1st in Tokyo (Japan), Hoang Nguyen Thanh and Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa competed in the marathon – 42km event at the Tokyo Marathon 2026.
In the marathon – 42km men's race, Hoang Nguyen Thanh is expected to surpass the national record he is holding. When starting, the male athlete maintained a stable speed and completed the first 20km with a result of more than 1 hour 20 minutes. With his concentration, Hoang Nguyen Thanh finished the competition with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes 22 seconds.
The national record for the men's marathon – 42km event set by Hoang Nguyen Thanh at the beginning of 2024 is 2 hours 18 minutes 42 seconds.
Therefore, in the results at the Tokyo Marathon 2026, Hoang Nguyen Thanh was nearly 2 minutes slower to be able to break his national record.
At this marathon – 42km women's race in Japan, Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa is determined to set a record for herself. She finished with a time of 2 hours 45 minutes 37 seconds.
The achievement is not enough to beat the current national record in the marathon – 42km event, which is 2 hours 39 minutes 50 seconds of Nguyen Thi Oanh.
Tokyo Marathon is one of the prestigious and prestigious tournaments of the world marathon (Major Marathon). The tournaments in the system include Tokyo Marathon (Japan), Boston Marathon (USA), London Marathon (UK), Sydney Marathon (Australia), Berlin Marathon (Germany), Chicago Marathon (USA), New York Marathon (USA).
Hoang Nguyen Thanh and Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa participate in the Tokyo Marathon 2026 according to the individual competition program, not implemented by the Vietnam Athletics Team.
