The annual Sa Pa international mountain marathon 2018, the sixth of its kind, took place in Sa Pa district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 21-23, as part of the Sa Pa autumn festival 2018.
In the race (Source: VNA)
Over 3,100 athletes from
54 countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, France, Singapore, Sweden, the UK and
Germany had a chance to experience spectacular and poetic natural scenery in
one of the most beautiful mountain regions in Vietnam.
They competed in the race with five distances of 100km, 70km, 42km, 21km and
10km.
Tran Manh Hao, Vice Chairman of the district People’s Committee, said each
route will include challenges such as climbing and going downhill in severe conditions,
which require endurance and skills to conquer.
On September 23, the organising board presented first, second, third prizes to
36 athletes.
Theresa Auton from Australia and Le Anh Hao from Lao Cai finished first in
10-km race while Ban Thi May and Le Van Tuan Anh, also from Lao Cai, won the
15-km race.
Le Thi Lan from Vietnam and Junwei Ng from Singapore topped in 21-km race.
Sarah Easton from the US and Andrei Badiu from Romania triumphed in 42-km
race.
The 70-km route was conquered by Ngon Sin Phan from Hong Kong and Nguyen Sy
Hieu from Vietnam.
In the 100-km race, Evelyn Lek from Singapore and Nguyen Tien Hung from Vietnam
grabbed first prizes.
This year, over 38,000 USD in proceeds will be used for charity activities in
Sa Pa and Newborns Vietnam – an organisation that offers medical equipment,
raises public awareness of fatalities in newborns and supports disadvantaged
people in Sa Pa.
The number of participating runners rose by over 25 percent from 2017.
Source: VNA
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