Runners compete in the Kizuna Ekiden 2019 – Run for Traffic Safety in Hà Nội yesterday. Photo cand.com.vn

HÀ NỘI - The Tia Chớp Xanh (Blue Fash of Lighting) team won the Kizuna Ekiden 2019 – Run for Traffic Safety which took place around Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hà Nội yesterday.

The team consisting of Đỗ Công Danh, Lò Văn Hồng, Đinh Thanh Huệ and Bàn Thanh Tuyền finished first with a total time of 45 minutes and 15 seconds across the distance of 13.7km.

The annual event saw more than 1,000 athletes from the Vietnamese and Japanese police, Embassy of Japan in Việt Nam, businesses from both countries as well as people of the two countries.

The event provided traffic safety knowledge and skills to protect children from traffic accidents and was part of activities to mark the 46th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and Japan. VNS