VietNamNet Bridge – Do Quoc Luat of the Border Guards team won the men’s open title at the Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) Newspaper Run yesterday (Oct 9) in Ha Noi.

Do Quoc Luat of the Border Guard team crosses the finish line of the men’s open title at the Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) Newspaper Run yesterday in Ha Noi. — Photo hanoimoi.com.vn

This is the fourth time that Luat won the gold medal at the annual event, which was one of the activities to celebrate the 62nd year of the liberation of the capital city on October 10.

Thanks to the competition, Luat has become a professional athlete, though he said that this year he had stronger competition than in the past.

In this event, Nguyen Ba The of Ha Noi came in second, followed by Le Van Thao from Thanh Hoa.

In the women’s category, national member Pham Thi Hue from Quang Ninh Province won her second title in her third year of participating.

The 20-year-old said she was not surprised with her win, as she has already enjoyed the taste of victory and previously finished in second place.

Le Thi Thoa of Border Guards and Doan Thu Hang of Quang Ninh finished second and third, respectively.

The Ha Noi Moi Run also attracted runners who are foreigners living and working in Viet Nam.

Hugo Page, a teacher at the United Nations International School, finished third in the male foreigner category, during his fifth year running. Last year he finished third.

Additionally, Paulina Ondarza Dovalt of the European Union claimed a gold medal in the female foreigner class. It was her first time competing in the Run, as she has been in Ha Noi only four weeks. Dovalt has also run in Spain and Mexico, and said she was happy with her title in Viet Nam.

Apart from the main categories, the organisers also presented an award to those who took part in the runs for students, workers, soldiers and teams.

Source: VNS