Medical workers test samples at a quick COVID-19 testing site in Thanh Oai district of Hanoi (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – An online race “Home marathon in support of white-blouseangles to win the COVID-19 pandemic” has been launched by the organising board of VPBank HanoiMarathon ASEAN 2020.
The race aims to respond to the Government's call on "staying at home andkeeping social distancing" to prevent the epidemic from spreading, promotesports training at home to strengthen physical strength and immunity while thepandemic is becoming increasingly complex, and provide financial support for andhonour frontline medical workers.
According to the Vietnam Sports Administration, this is the first ever an onlinerace of this kind has been held, in which runners are required to completecertain distances of their choice, just as in regular races outdoors.
Prior to setting out, they must register an account on the Strava app, which isdesigned for running.
Each runner needs to complete the distances they registered for, including afull marathon of 42km, a half-marathon of 21km, and 10km and 5km events, attheir home or in areas surrounding their home. Participants can run multipletimes within the time limit of the race.
The fee to join the online race is 500,000 VND per person. All the proceedsfrom this event will be transferred to frontline hospitals fighting theCOVID-19 pandemic nationwide.
The event will take place from April 8 to 22.
The VPBank Hanoi Marathon ASEAN 2020 is slated for October 18./.
