The Thanh Khe ParkRun 2024 took place at Da Nang’s March 29 Park on Sunday, drawing as many as 2,000 athletes.

Runners at the Thanh Khe ParkRun 2024

With the message "Blend in green space", the Thanh Khe ParkRun 2024 is a large-scale park run. The runners had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the fresh air of the park dubbed a precious green lung of the city.

The male and female athletes competed in two events of 5km run (equivalent to 3 big laps) and 1.7km run (equivalent to a big lap).

Vice Chairman of Thanh Khe District People's Committee Nguyen Huu Cong presenting awards to outstanding female athletes

As a result, in the 1.7km event for runners under 18 years old, the first prize for women went to Pham Minh Thu, whilst the first prize for men was given to Truong Thanh Danh.

In the 1.7km event for runners over 18 years old, Truong Thi Kieu and La Thanh Hoan took the first prizes for women and men categories respectively.

Japanese athlete Himoto grabbed the top prize in the 5km event for women, whilst Nguyen Hoang Phi Vinh took the first prize in the 5km event for men.

In addition, the organisers rewarded the top 6 male and female finishers with the best achievements according to age groups.

Male athletes with outstanding achievements being honoured at the closing ceremony of the Thanh Khe ParkRun 2024

Organised by the Thanh Khe District Cultural and Sports Centre, the Thanh Khe Parkrun 2024 aimed to raise public awareness about the role of exercise and sports in protecting and improving people's health and quality of life, thereby contributing to building a healthy lifestyle and cultural environment, promoting the mass fitness and sports movement, and building a sports product with its own brand of Thanh Khe District.

Reporting by THANH DANH - Translating by M.DUNG, T.TUNG