Quảng Trị Marathon 2024’s organising board announced on Monday that the event will take place on June 15-16. — Photo courtesy of the organising board

QUẢNG TRỊ — More than 2,500 domestic and international runners will take part in the Quảng Trị Marathon 2024 - Journey to the 'Land of Fire' on June 15-16.

Runners will compete in three distances, 21km, 10km, and 5km. The 21km distance has a special route starting from Đông Hà City and finishing at Quảng Trị Citadel, while the remaining two distances take place around Quảng Trị Citadel.

Stars of the national athletics team, such as Nguyễn Thị Oanh and Nguyễn Trung Cường, will compete.

Hoàng Nam, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, said: "Quảng Trị Marathon 2024 has a particularly important meaning towards the Festival for Peace held for the first time in the province.

"Coming to the event and visiting the monuments, runners and tourists will bring with them the dream of reunion and the desire for unity of the people in Quảng Trị.

"This is also an opportunity for runners to fully admire the majestic beauty of the 'Land of Fire' region with the glorious victories of the Vietnamese army and people through the running routes."

Nguyễn Ngọc Thạch, Editor-in-Chief of Việt Nam Agriculture Newspaper, said that this event will raise funds for the Gratitude Fund, spreading love and national pride.

The event is co-organised by the People's Committee of Quảng Trị Province and Việt Nam Agriculture Newspaper. It is also an important event in response to the 77th anniversary of Vietnamese War Invalids' and Martyrs' Day on July 27.

The race is expected to become an annual activity, promoting the development of sports tourism in the local development orientation and spreading the running movement in Việt Nam. VNS