Phúc, Vĩnh win Sơn Trà Run Challenge

Your browser does not support the audio element. Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc and Võ Xuân Vĩnh won the women’s and men’s  二 六km of the VTV 八 Sơn Trà Run Challenge – The Race in the Clouds – on the Sơn Trà Mountain track, the first ever run on the mountain, marking an amazing Christmas Eve on December  二 四.

Phúc, Vĩnh win Sơn Trà Run Challenge

 

Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc takes the victory podium for the women's  二 六km Sơn Trà Mountain Race. Phúc won the first prize in one hour and  五 八. 三 二 minutes. Photo courtesy of VTV 八

 

 

ĐÀ NẴNG — Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc and Võ Xuân Vĩnh won the women’s and men’s  二 六km of the VTV 八 Sơn Trà Run Challenge – The Race in the Clouds, on Sơn Trà Mountain track, the first ever run on the mountain, marking an amazing Christmas Eve on December  二 四.

Phúc, a national walker and London Olympics  二0 一 二 competitor, clocked the time of one hour  五 八. 三 二 minutes to win the women’s prize and a gift on Christmas season.

She beat Nguyễn Thị Nguyệt, who finished second in  二hr 四. 三 五min, and Lê Thị Phương, in third with a time of  二hr 九. 三 七min.

 

A runner takes on a sloping section in the Sơn Trà Mountain Race in Đà Nẵng City. About  一, 五00 athletes challenged the first ever mountain marathon event on December  二 四. Photo courtesy of VTV 八

In the men’s race, Võ Xuân Vĩnh completed the uphill track in  一hr 三 八. 七min to take home first prize, edging out Huỳnh Ngọc Trai, who ranked second at  一hr 三 九. 四 五min, and Nguyễn Minh Tuấn, third place, with  一hr 四 四. 四 二min.

Nông Thị Quỳnh Như saved a time of  一hr 三. 四 九min to finish first in the women’s  一 六km on the wet, cold day, while Nguyễn Thị Hạnh and Thái Thị Kim Ngân ranked second and third, respectively.

 

A man dressed as Santa Claus waits at the finish line to celebrate with finishers at the VTV 八 Sơn Trà Run Challenge – The Race in the Clouds, on Sơn Trà Mountain track. Photo courtesy of VTV 八

 

 

Trần Đình Hào took the men’s division with a time of  五 四. 三 九min, while national walker Nguyễn Thành Ngưng finished second in  五 六. 三0min, and Hà Minh Huy took third in  五 九. 三 四min.

In the  六km category, Nguyễn Thị Khánh Ly and Mai Quốc Tiến grabbed the first prizes for the women’s and men’s competition.

The first VTV 八-organised race drew  一, 五00 runners to compete in the cool air and foggy scenery of Sơn Trà Nature Reserve track in Đà Nẵng City.

The event also promotes co妹妹unication on the protection of biodiversity of Sơn Trà primary forest and environment in the most favoured tourism destination in the city. VNS

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