ho chi minh city marathon

Name: ho chi minh city marathon
Start: 2019-01-13T00:00:00
Location: 10 Tân Trào, Tân Phú, Quận 7, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam
Rating: 4

Quick facts

Location Vietnam

Distance Marathon

Date January

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About ho chi minh city marathon

1992, The first international Marathon of Vietnam named "Ho Chi Minh City Marathon" was born. This is the first sporting event and a surprise move of Vietnam since the liberation of 1975 and started to welcome tourists since 1987. The first HCMC Marathon was held in February 1992 with the participation of nearly 250 athletes from 26 countries. At that time, Vietnamese people were still very dim on the definition of "Marathon". Among the participating athletes, there were 92 Vietnamese athletes and only eight of them had ever run in Marathons. Thousands of people stood along Le Duan Boulevard to welcome athletes to their destination.

The HCMC Marathon 2019 at 6th edition has become an annual event and currently holds a wide range of distances: Full Marathon - 42km, Half Marathon - 21km, 10km, 5km & the Kids Dash. 26 years ago, most of the athletes who joined were veterans of the United States and Vietnam. 27 years later, HCMC Marathon expects and welcomes young people - Vietnam's future owners.

Distances

Full Marathon

42.195km

Half Marathon

21.092km

10Km

10km

City Urban bridge Half Marathon

Practicalities

Maximum Time

Cut-off time for full marathon is 7 hours. Cut-off time for half marathon is 3 hours 30 minutes.