The Da Nang International Marathon 2025 took place at the East Sea Park on Sunday, bringing athletes interesting experience, and continuing to affirm itself as a leading prestigious competition with high professional quality.

Runners at Da Nang International Marathon 2025

Thanks to the favourable weather conditions, the competition received enthusiastic response from athletes.

At 3:00 am, all runners were present at the East Sea Park to prepare for the competition. This year’s competition had more than 7,000 athletes participating, including nearly 3,000 international athletes from 72 countries and territories worldwide - the highest number in 12 years of organisation, an increase of nearly 45% compared to 2024.

This is also the marathon with the largest number of international runners in Viet Nam to date, affirming the strong attraction of the Da Nang International Marathon on the world running map.

Runners competed in a 42km full marathon, a 21km half marathon, and a fun run over 5km.

After completing the 42km distance, Mr. Tran Hoang Phuc, a resident of Hoa Xuan Ward, Cam Le District, excitedly shared “The athletes and I ran through the two most beautiful coastal roads in the city, namely Vo Nguyen Giap and Nguyen Tat Thanh. Along the running routes, the cheering atmosphere was lively, whilst security and order were ensured. Many water stations were arranged, showing that the organization was very thoughtful. Although I have participated many times, the competition always brings me attractive and interesting experience”.

After a period of exciting competition, in the men’s 42km event, Vietnamese athlete Huynh Anh Khoi won first prize with a time of 2 hours 33 mins 55 secs. The second prize went to athlete Daidoji Yujiro from Japan who finished in a time of 2 hours 34 mins 19 secs. Athlete Le Tan Hi from Viet Nam took the third prize with a time of 2 hours 34 mins 24 secs.

In the women’s 42km event, Vietnamese athlete Pham Thi Binh topped the podium clocking 3 hours 1 min 57 secs. She was followed by Le Thi Ha from Viet Nam on 3 hours 2 mins 37 secs, and Nguyen Thi Tra Giang from Viet Nam on 3 hours 2 mins 51 secs.

In the men’s 21km half marathon, it was Govendarajoo Vimal from Malaysia the male winner after he raced in 1 hour 12 mins 28 secs. Asakura Kazumasa from Japan came second with 1 hour 12 mins 35 secs and Balachandran Ruveshwaran from Malaysia was third on 1 hour 13 mins 32 secs.

In the women’s 21km half marathon, Vietnamese athlete Trieu Thi Binh was the champion as finishing in 1hour 24 mins 10 secs. Doan Thi Oanh from Viet Nam and Wong Sorn Ornanong from Thailand finished in second and third places respectively.

In the men's 5km event, the first place went to athlete Nguyen Van Khang from Viet Nam. Meanwhile,  Ong Marcus from Singapore and Tran Minh Quy from Viet Nam came into the second and third places respectively.

In the women’s 5km event, Vietnamese athlete Ly Mui Sau took the top position. The second and third prizes went to Anastaria from the U.S and Milgate Slena from Australia.

Finishing first in the men's 42km event, athlete Huynh Anh Khoi shared "I achieved my goal of improving my performance from second to first place compared to last year's season. The race course was great, the organisers prepared us with very good competition conditions. The 42km distance is not the easiest, especially when running over bridges, but it is definitely an interesting race. Hopefully, the race will be maintained so that I can continue to have the opportunity to compete".

According to Mr. Bady Pham, Director of Pulse Active Company, after the success of this year's competition, the next seasons will continue to take place in March. The organizing committee aims to increase the number of athletes competing in the competition each year, targeting 20,000 athletes by 2027.

Currently, the trend of sports tourism is growing strongly. Marathon competitions have become an effective bridge to help promote tourism in tourist cities and are being promoted by many provinces and cities in Viet Nam and countries around the world.

Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Trong Thao said that the Da Nang International Marathon 2025 was successful, marking the 12^th anniversary of the competition. Through each season, the organizing committee strives to change in order to bring new and more attractive experiences to athletes.

“The Da Nang International Marathon is meaningful not only to the city’s sports and physical training movement, but is also widely known in the country and attracts the attention and support of athletes from countries around the world. I believe that the competition will contribute to further promoting the running movement. Hopefully, the units will always accompany the city through each season, gradually making the competition a prominent marathon on the world marathon map” Mr. Thao emphasized.

Reporting by PHI NONG - Translating by M.DUNG