(HBO) – A traditional cross-country running tournament was organised in Yen Thuy district of Hoa Binh province on November 3.

The tourney attracted more than 60 athletes of 11 units from localities, the public security division, the Lac Thinh and Yen Tri high schools, and the boarding school for ethnic minority students of Lac Thuy district. They competed in men and women’s professional and junior events.

Organisers said although the number of runners was lower than in the previous years, their quality improved, especially young athletes.


Runners speed up on the track of the men’s professional 5km event.

In the men’s professional event, the first prize was presented to Nguyen Van Minh (the district’s public security division) while the second and third prizes respectively went to Bui Xuan Phuong (Phu Lai commune) and Bui Van Duc (Doan Ket commune).

In the women’s professional event, Bui Thi Luong (Yen Lac commune) finished first, followed by Bui Thi Nhi (Lac Sy commune), second, and Bui Thi Lieu (Da Phuc commune), third.

In the men’s junior event, the top prizes were respectively awarded to Bui Duc Kien (Yen Tri Junior High School), Tran Trung Duc (Yen Tri Junior High School) and Bui Hoang Minh (Phu Lai commune).

Meanwhile, Bui Thi Loan (Yen Lac commune) won the first prize, Bui Thi Huong (Lac Sy commune) and Bui Van Anh (Huu Loi commune) were in the second and third positions in the women’s junior event.

Through the tourney, 12 outstanding athletes were selected to receive further training to prepare for the 27th traditional cross-country running tournament 2018 – Hoa Binh Newspaper Cup./.

 

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