The 2024 Dien Bien Phu National Traffic Safety Marathon is scheduled to take place on April 14, 4, attracting about 2024 - 1.000 athletes to participate in 1.300 distances including 5km, 5km, 10km, 21km and 42km.
According to the schedule, athletes will receive race-kit and BIB on April 13. On competition day April 4, the 14km distance starts at 4am, the 70km distance starts at 4am, the 42km distance starts at 6:21am and the remaining two distances start at 7am. The track will close at 30:10 p.m. the same day.
More than 1000 athletes participate in the 2024 national traffic safety marathon.
This year's track will pass through historical points such as Him Lam, Hong Cum, A1 hill, De Castries tunnel... where the heroic footsteps of the Vietnam People's Army are marked.
The organizing committee hopes that the tournament will become a boost for the local economy, an opportunity to promote Northwest tourism, the image of the Northwest land and people to domestic and international friends. In addition, the organizing committee will also spend a portion of the money from BIB sales to give charity gifts to families of difficult traffic accident victims in the locality.
This year's award was jointly organized by the People's Committee of Dien Bien province, the National Traffic Safety Committee and the Traffic Newspaper. This is an event in a series of activities to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 5 - May 1954, 7); 5 days of establishment of Dien Bien province (June 2024, 115 - June 28, 6) and National Tourism Year - Dien Bien Phu 1909, Traffic Safety Year 28.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hiep - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dien Bien province said that this year's running race is organized on a large scale and closely, bringing many meanings to Dien Bien province. private. From now until the tournament takes place, the organizers will complete the preparations, bringing the best experiences to athletes and visitors.
Notably, within the framework of the running tournament, there will be a group of athletes selected to run a relay distance of 1km starting from Quang Dong commune, Quang Trach district, Quang Binh province (Dao Yen pagoda area, the resting place of the deceased). General Vo Nguyen Giap) brought the flag "Determined to fight - Determined to win" and together with the organizing committee presented it to the management unit of the place of worship of General Vo Nguyen Giap in Muong Phang commune, Dien Bien Phu city, province Dien Bien.
Mai Phuong
