Nearly 5,000 people join Hanoimoi newspaper Run for Peace

The tournament attracted a large number of people from all walks of life

NDO – Nearly 5,000 people attended the 2015 Hanoimoi newspaper Run for Peace launched at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi on June 14.

The annual event has been jointly held by the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee and Hanoimoi newspaper for the past 42 years.

Hanoimoi Editor-in-chief and Head of the tournament Organising Board, To Quang Phan, said that over the past 40 years the Hanoimoi Run Tournament has become a movement attracting the masses, particularly among the young generation, and has discovered many talents as well as promoted the importance of physical exercise among the people.

He noted that the annual tournament has also attracted the participation of many diplomatic agencies, embassies and international friends who are working and living in Vietnam.

The final round is scheduled to take place around Hoan Kiem Lake on October 4 with the participation of over 2,000 people. Hisamitsu Vietnam continues to be the major sponsor of the tournament.

This year’s tournament intends to celebrate many major events including the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, the 61st anniversary of Hanoi Liberation, the 16th anniversary of Hanoi’s UNESCO recognition as a City for Peace and the 58th anniversary of Hanoimoi newspaper’s establishment.

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