Nearly 400 athletes compete in triathlon in Bau Trang

Mr. Huynh Ngoc Tam – Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the province – attended the event, along with representatives from other provinces and cities participating in this year's tournament: Ba Ria Vung Tau, Long An , Tay Ninh, Dong Nai, and Binh Duong. This is a traditional sports event of Bac Binh district, held to celebrate the 49th anniversary of the complete liberation of Southern Vietnam and the reunification of the country (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2024).

This year's competition also includes participation from communes, towns, agencies and schools; armed forces, businesses located in Bac Binh district; emulation clusters under the District Labor Union; districts, towns, and cities; departments, agencies, organizations, armed forces; universities, colleges, vocational schools, and high schools; businesses, central agencies located in Binh Thuan province and provinces and cities in the Southeast region emulation cluster...

The competition was organized into two categories: provincial-level team competition and amateur competition. The events included swimming (190m distance, women not participating in swimming); sand dune running (1.5km distance); and sandboarding (20m slope). For the team event, each team could register a maximum of 5 athletes, with the top 3 athletes achieving the best results to determine the rankings.

In the men's elite category, with a time of 17'27.30, athlete Pham Minh Thi (Ham Thuan Nam) took first place, followed by Nguyen Huu Loc (Phan Thiet City) in second place, and Tran Van Thuong (Tay Ninh Sports Training and Competition Center) in third. In the men's team event, Ham Thuan Nam ranked first, Tay Ninh Sports Training and Competition Center in second, and Long An Sports Training and Competition Center in third.

In the women's category, first place went to the familiar face of Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen (Provincial Sports Training and Competition Center), followed by second and third place respectively by two athletes from Phan Thiet City, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc and Nguyen Thi My Lien. In the team competition, first place went to Phan Thiet City, second place to the Provincial Sports Training and Competition Center, and third place to Ham Thuan Nam.

Accordingly, the first place overall went to Ham Thuan Nam district, second place to Long An Sports Training and Competition Center, and third place to Phan Thiet City. First place in the amateur category went to Bac Binh High School, second place to Nguyen Thi Minh Khai High School, and third place to Hong Phong commune.

The triathlon is a unique cultural sport of the locality, meeting the needs of the people in the former Le Khu resistance base for cultural and spiritual enjoyment. At the same time, it promotes tourism to the Bau Trang scenic area. The annual triathlon attracts a large number of athletes, not only for competition but also for creating an interesting tourism product for visitors to Bau Trang during this time.

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