Vietnam Highlands Trail 2025 race postponed due to prolonged heavy rain

The organizing committee of Vietnam Highlands Trail 2025 has decided to postpone the race in Da Lat to early January 2026 to ensure the safety of athletes and participants.

The Vietnam Highlands Trail 2025 running course is designed differently to attract international athletes - Photo: BTC

On November 19, the Organizing Committee of the Vietnam Highlands Trail 2025 race announced that it had decided to postpone the race due to the impact of prolonged heavy rain in the Da Lat - Lam Dong area in particular and the South Central - Central Highlands region in general.

According to information from the Vietnam Highlands Trail 2025 Organizing Committee, in the past few days, the weather in the Da Lat area has been continuously raining heavily, causing the racetrack to be at risk of landslides and mud. In addition, traveling from other localities to Da Lat has also encountered many difficulties.

Based on the recommendations of the meteorological agency and the agreement between the People's Committee of Lam Dong province, the Vietnam People's Public Security Sports Association and the functional forces, the organizing committee decided to postpone the schedule to ensure absolute safety for athletes, volunteers and service forces.

Vietnam Highlands Trail 2025 has changed its date from November 21 to 22, 2025 to January 2 and 3, 2026. Current valid registrations will be automatically reserved for the new date, and athletes can transfer or change their BIB name for free according to the regulations of the Organizing Committee.

Vietnam Highlands Trail is an international trail running competition organized by the Vietnam People's Public Security Sports Association in coordination with Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee and Nexus Media Joint Stock Company (Nexus Sport Events) under the direction of the Ministry of Public Security .

The race attracts about 1,000 domestic and foreign athletes, with three distances of 10km, 25km and 50km meeting UTMB Index and ITRA standards - enough to accumulate points to participate in international competitions. The race course is designed to cross the most beautiful mountainous areas of Da Lat and the surrounding area.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoan-giai-chay-vietnam-highlands-trail-2025-vi-mua-lon-keo-dai-2025111909305717.htm