6,000 people attend Olympic Running Day for the health of the whole people
Ho Chi Minh CityThe movement sports event launched by the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of March 27 attracted thousands of athletes.
On the occasion of the 76th anniversary of Vietnam Sports Day, the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, in collaboration with VnExpress, organized a virtual V-Race race from March 21 to March 27. Olympic Running Day for the People’s Health is the event that closes this process, taking place in the form of a live competition.
Students participated in the Olympic Running Day for the Health of the People on the morning of March 27. Photo: B. Hung.
More than 30,000 people in Ho Chi Minh City responded to the event held on the morning of March 27. In which, there are 6,000 people participating in the competition, including many components such as professional and amateur athletes, armed forces soldiers, people with disabilities and students.
Olympic Running Day for the People’s Health is held annually, at the end of March with the meaning of calling on people to exercise and improve their health. This year, due to the impact of Covid-19, the city had to change the way it combines online and offline as well as the scale of the event. Besides the running races, Ho Chi Minh City also organizes a boat race in District 7 in this series of events.
With the motto of health training to cope with the pandemic, people are also guided with simple exercise movements to practice at home. The athletes participating in the race warmed up with these movements before starting at Le Duan Street.
According to Mai Ba Hung, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, the city plans to expand the scale of the Olympic Running Day for the health of the entire population, from a movement to a professional running event. For 2021 and 2022, this activity allows for 5km content subscriptions. Attendees receive bib to compete and are awarded a medal upon completion of the race. It is expected that the event can open 10 km more content next year.
Besides this event, the HCM City Department of Culture and Sports will coordinate with VnExpress to organize the Half Marathon, scheduled for November 2022 and the Midnight Marathon expected in February 2023.
Ba Minh
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