Dong Nai's runners win 3 medals at national marathon race

10:03, 21/03/2016

(ĐN)- Runners from Dong Nai province scored 3 medals at the Tien Phong (Vanguard) Newspaper Cross-Country and Marathon Tournament which took place in Can Tho city on March 20.

 

(ĐN)- Runners from Dong Nai province scored 3 medals at the Tien Phong (Vanguard) Newspaper Cross-Country and Marathon Tournament which took place in Can Tho city on March 20.

Accordingly, Nguyen Van Long excellently went second, clocking a time of 2:37:59, following athlete Bui The Anh from the Military Team in the men's 42km event. Meanwhile, Le van Tuan finished in third in the men's 10km discipline. Dong Nai also won third prize in the vent for professional runners.

The tournament, the 57th of its kind, attracted nearly athletes from 32 teams nationwide, competing in 11 categories for both amateurs and professionals, which offered total prize money of  VND170 million.

Reported by A.T