On July 28, more than 3,000 athletes of many ages participated in the Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam Cu Chi City Trail 2024 running race in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City. The tournament includes 4 distances: 7km, 10km, 21km and 42km.
Notably, at the 42km distance, besides famous Vietnamese runners, athlete Kipchumba (Kenyan) also participated in this run.
After the opening whistle blew, athlete Hoang Van Hon had the advantage of having participated in the previous season and being familiar with the terrain. He crossed the finish line first with a time of 2:55:29, much improved compared to last year's 3:01:59.
The Vietnamese runner was quite far behind Kipchumba and the Kenyan runner finished second about 2 minutes later. In addition, young runner Ly Phi Hai finished third with a time of 2:57:40.
Meanwhile, defending champion Le Van Tuan moved down to compete in the men's 21km event and won the championship with a record of 1 hour 23 minutes 52.
In the women's 42km race, Rotich Jane Jerono had no opponents, finishing after 3 hours 55 minutes 39. As for the women's 21km race, "walking queen" Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc finished first with a time of 1 hour 47 minutes 50 .
The Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam Cu Chi City Trail 2024 cross-country running tournament is one of the only running races in Ho Chi Minh City with a combination of road and trail running.
Previously, at the opening ceremony on July 27, the organizing committee donated 150 million VND to the "Gratitude" fund of Cu Chi district, joining hands with the People's Committee of Cu Chi district to help policy families with meritorious services.
Besides, to spread community values, representatives of Cu Chi Running Club donated 100 free eye surgeries to difficult circumstances.
