The 17th Da Nang Newspaper Cross-Country Running Competition will be held on the morning of 21 December, starting from the Eastern Sea Park.

About 1,000 runners from the city’s departments, agencies, and organisations will gather on Pham Van Dong and Hoang Sa streets, 201 of them from local senior high schools and district-level education and training offices. 

In detail, 98 runners from education and training offices in Ngu Hanh Son, Thanh Khe, Hai Chau, Lien Chieu, Son Tra and Hoa Vang districts will compete in the men's 3,000m and in the women’s 2,000m.  In addition, 103 senior high school students will compete in the men’s 5,000m and women’s 3,000m.

Runners from local senior high schools at last year’s event

Over the past 17 years, the competition has attracted a great deal of attention from local school students and education staff.  They have become actively involved in the event, and gained remarkable achievements.  It has also had a positive impact on local school sports initiatives over the years.

The Principal of Pham Phu Thu Senior High School, Mr Pham Ba Hao, said that the event has attracted many local school students, and it has helped to raise their self-awareness about the importance of improving physical health.