The Da Nang International Marathon 2019 (DNIM 2019) will take place at the East Sea Park in Son Tra District from 4am to 1pm on Sunday 11 August.

Participating runners at a DNIM

Themed ‘Because I Love Da Nang’, this year’s event will comprise 4 races: a 42,195 km full marathon, a 21,0975 km half marathon, a 10km run, and a 5km run.

The route of the full and half marathon races will be the East Sea Park - Vo Nguyen Giap - Nguyen Van Thoai - Tran Thi Ly Bridge - 2 September - Bach Dang -  Nhu Nguyet - Thuan Phuoc Bridge - Le Duc Tho - Hoang Sa - Le Van Luong - Hoang Sa - Vo Nguyen Giap - the East Sea Park, with marathon entrants doing 2 laps.

As for the 10km run, the route will be the East Sea Park - Vo Nguyen Giap - the intersection of Nguyen Van Thoai, Vo Nguyen Giap and Hoang Sa streets - Hoang Sa - Vo Nguyen Giap - the East Sea Park.

With regard to the 5km run, the route will be the East Sea Park - Vo Nguyen Giap - the intersection of Phan Ba Phien and Hoang Sa streets - Vo Nguyen Giap - the East Sea Park.

DNIM 2019 is expected to attract a total of more than 5,000 domestic and foreign runners.

To date, over 1,000 people from nearly 40 groups and companies have already registered to participate in the upcoming event.

More interestingly, Ronny Dash - a 1km race for kids aged between 3 and 10 - will take place at the same venue on Saturday 10 August. This exciting event aims to encourage children to be more active, healthy, and show their love with Da Nang.

DNIM has been ranked 3^rd amongst the top 6 must-do marathons in Asia by readers of Rad Season magazine after the Bangkok Marathon in Thailand, and the Yoma Yangon International Marathon in Myanmar.

Notably, DNIM, the first professional marathon in Viet Nam, has been certified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) to take place until 2023.