Japanese, Vietnamese athletes top int'l marathon in Da Nang

Japanese and Vietnamese runners dominated the Da Nang International Marathon 2015, which drew the participation of 5,000 athletes from 24 countries worldwide and various localities throughout Vietnam on August 30.

 

Japan's Koji Nishizawa won the men’s Full Marathon (42.159 km) while Vietnamese Hoang Thi Thanh came first in the women’s category.

 

Le Van Tuan from Vietnam took the title of the men's 21-kilometre division and Japanese Uekuma Hiromi finished first in the women's category.

 

The Da Nang International Marathon 2015, also including a 5-kilometre fun run and walk, was the first professional marathon in Vietnam to be officially recognised by the IAAF-AIMS (International Association of Athletics Federations and Association of International Marathons and Distance Races).

 

It was co-organised by Da Nang city’s Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism and the World Marathon Tours and Pulse Active companies.

 

(Source: nhandan.org.vn)