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International marathon to be held on Vietnam's biggest island

  •   Wed, Jun 08 2016 09:16:22 AM

Ho Chi Minh City, Jun 8 (IANS): The Phu Quoc International Marathon will be held on June 11 on Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam's southern Kien Giang province, its organizer announced on Tuesday.

This race has been tagged the "Run in Paradise", a course between beautiful national parks and views of the ocean, reports Xinhua.

A trophy will be given to the top three finishers in each category for the 42km, 21km and the 10km challenge. All 42km, 21km and 10 and 5km participants finishing within the time limit will receive the official finishers medal.

"The Phu Quoc Marathon will be an historic event for Phu Quoc as it is the first international full marathon running event on the island," said the race organizer Sporting Republic, a sports management agency based in Hong Kong.
  

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  • tanye le, Phu Quoc

    Thu, Jun 09 2016

    This is great news, I really hope that it doesn't rain during the marathon as we have had a lot of wild weather on the island recently.

    For those participating, you should consider staying on the island a little longer as there are plenty of things to see and do.

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