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October, 16 2012 08:53:29

Military team takes lead in Yen Tu mountain marathon

A running team from Viet Nam's People's Army took the lead in Sunday's Yen Tu Mountain Marathon in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

The hosts Quang Ninh were the runners up along with a team from Khanh Hoa.

Dong Nai's Nguyen Ngoc Quang and Military team's Phung Kien Hang won the Mountain King and Queen awards.

The event attracted nearly 200 male and female athletes from 10 teams nationwide.-VNS

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