Mr. Nguyen Van Loc, Member of the Standing Board of the Binh Duong Party Committee, and Head of the Commission of Mass Mobilization, presented flags to the teams attending the launch ceremony. (Photo: nhandan.vn)

The event was attended by more than 3,000 people, including civil servants, officials, members, youth union members, students, and athletes from running clubs across the country

Olympic Run Day for Health of People and Binh Duong Half Marathon 2023 are part of activities organized the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to promote the campaign of all people exercising their bodies following Uncle’s example.

In his speech at the event, Mr. Cao Van Chong, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Head of the organizers, said that the event aims to encourage people to participate in physical training and sports, and practice health following the great Uncle Ho’s example; actively contributing to the development of human resources and improving the quality of people’s spiritual and cultural life in the process of building Binh Duong into a smart, modern, civilized and beautiful city.

Participants compete in 3 distances: Half Marathon 21km for more than 16 years old, 10km for more than 12 years old, and 5km distance for more than 12 years old.

At the closing ceremony, the organizers awarded many prizes with a total value of more than 200 million VND and gifts.

In addition, the orgnizers also awarded bonuses and many gifts to individuals at age groups of more than 60, 50, and 40./.

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