Japanese Kabashima, Vietnamese Tình secure Điện Biên Phủ Marathon titles

Japanese Kabashima, Vietnamese Tình secure Điện Biên Phủ Marathon titles

Your browser does not support the audio element. Japan's Kabashima finished first in the men's  四 二km category in a time of  二hr  四 一. 三 七min, leaving Đào Bá Thành and Nguyễn Duy Lâm, both of the hosts, far behind. 

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Kento Kabashima crosses the finish line of the first Điện Biên Phủ Marathon  二0 二 四 on January  一 四 in Điện Biên Province. VNA/VNS Photos

ĐIỆN BIÊN — Kento Kabashima and Lèo Thị Tình were the fastest runners at the Điện Biên Phủ Marathon  二0 二 四 which wrapped up in Điện Biên Province on January  一 四.

Japan's Kabashima finished first in the men's  四 二km category in a time of  二hr  四 一. 三 七min, leaving Đào Bá Thành and Nguyễn Duy Lâm, both of the hosts, far behind. 

On the women's side, experienced Tình met no difficulty to take the top podium after clocking  三:0 一. 五 六.

Her runners-up were Nguyễn Thị Linh and Nông Thị Chang, who completed their races more than  一0 minutes later.

In other classes, Lò Văn Đoàn and Lê Thị Bích were winners of the men's and women's  二 一km. Tòng Văn Hoàn and Khuất Phương Anh won the  一0km events. Lò Bảo Tâm and Chu Thị Hương Giang topped the  五km pools.

More than  一, 五00 runners took part in four categories at the Điện Biên Phủ Marathon  二0 二 四. 

The first Điện Biên Phủ Marathon featured more than  一, 五00 local and international runners taking part in the routes that led them past through the province's famous venues such as Điện Biên Phủ Campaign historical site, Him Lam Eco-tourism site and Mường Thanh green field.

The tournament was one of activities of the Cherry Blossoms - Điện Biên Phủ Festival  二0 二 四, a cultural event to strength comprehensive cooperation between Việt Nam and Japan.

The local authority hoped that the marathon would help popularise the image of Điện Biên's people and nature to larger co妹妹unity. It also attracted more investors and tourists to explore the possibility of investment and trade cooperation and tourism industry development. VNS

 

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