HANOI, April 25 (Vietnam News/ANN): The 47th Hanoi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper Run for Peace has opened for registration, the organisers announced at the weekend in the capital city.
The annual race draws local and international runners, including amateurs and professionals who can register in different categories.
The event, in which athletes run around Hoàn Kiếm Lake, was not held in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2019, nearly 1,500 runners took part in the competition.
Also on Saturday, nearly 2,600 people joined the Olympic Run Day in Hanoi an activity held every year to encourage people to improve their physique.
Earlier, many people also ran at HCM City’s Olympic Day Run on March 28.
Participants competed in the 5km route past famous sites like the Opera House, Notre Dame Cathedral, and Central Post Office.
Meanwhile, Vietnam recorded 10 new cases of Covid-19 infection on Sunday, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 2,843, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
The new cases are all Vietnamese citizens who recently entered the country from abroad and were quarantined upon arrival, said the ministry.
As many as 2,516 patients have been given the all-clear as of Sunday, the ministry said, adding that over 40,800 people are being quarantined and monitored. - Vietnam News/ANN
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