The Tien Phong Half Marathon spreads the spirit of sportsmanship in the megacity of Ho Chi Minh City.

Tomorrow, December 13th, the first Tien Phong Half Marathon - 2025 will open at Van Phuc Urban Area (Ho Chi Minh City).

Enriching the city's sports movement.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hoi, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, assessed that Tien Phong newspaper's choice of Ho Chi Minh City to host the first amateur half marathon, along with a series of sporting events such as the pickleball tournament and the "One Nation" golf tournament, has contributed to enlivening the city's sports movement.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hoi - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports. Photo: Duy Anh

Mr. Hoi commented: "Along with other amateur and professional races in the city, the Tien Phong Half Marathon has created a vibrant picture, spreading to many areas from the city center to the surrounding areas."

According to Mr. Hoi, the unique characteristic of Ho Chi Minh City, with its expanding urban space, has created favorable conditions for combining sports events with promoting the image of a dynamic city, a city of events.

“We highly appreciate the professional organization of Tien Phong newspaper , especially its consistent integration of organizational activities with media coverage. This not only creates a platform for professional and amateur athletes but also generates enthusiasm and motivation for positive participation among the people. That is the value that Tien Phong newspaper has contributed to Ho Chi Minh City,” Mr. Hoi emphasized.

Create a positive effect

The Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports also praised Tien Phong newspaper as one of the media outlets that organizes many sports events and consistently maintains professionalism in events held in the city.

Mr. Hoi noted that Ho Chi Minh City has a strong sports and physical education movement and is also a "city of events," where most major media outlets and organizations choose to hold their activities. "The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports always creates favorable conditions, and we are very happy that this is the first time the tournament is being held in Ho Chi Minh City," the Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports expressed.

The first Tien Phong Half Marathon - 2025 will open at Van Phuc Urban Area (Ho Chi Minh City).

Assessing the role of media in building the tournament's brand and the city's image, the Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports stated that Tien Phong newspaper and other media outlets have created a positive effect. Besides professional organization and attracting many athletes, the most important thing is that the media outlets have done a good job of promoting the event itself, which in turn represents the city's image.

In addition, Mr. Hoi also acknowledged Tien Phong newspaper 's efforts in maintaining a series of media coverage: " Tien Phong newspaper organizes a continuous series of articles, creating a very long trail, leaving a mark on the host province. Many provinces and cities invite Tien Phong newspaper to organize the tournament because of this media effect."

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hoi also highly appreciated the consistent communication efforts of Tien Phong newspaper , which contributed to spreading the message of healthy living and promoting the image of the host locality. This is also the reason why many localities wish to cooperate in future sporting events.

The Tien Phong Half Marathon route was ablaze with flags.

“We hope that Tien Phong newspaper will continue to organize new tournaments in the future and will continue to hold them in Ho Chi Minh City. As an advisor to the city on organization and communication, we will create conditions for the tournaments to have an even stronger impact. The city is ready to support the expansion and improvement of tournaments organized by Tien Phong newspaper ,” Mr. Hoi said.

From December 12th to 14th, 2025, the first Tien Phong Half Marathon will take place in Van Phuc Urban Area – a modern urban area with integrated infrastructure and a green, clean, and safe environment.

The race includes three distances: 21.1 km, 10 km, and 5 km, for both men and women. The 21.1 km distance is divided into five age groups: 16-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60 and above, providing an opportunity for runners of all ages to challenge themselves.

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