The Hải Phòng Legacy Marathon, held by the local Culture, Sports and Tourism Department and Zaha Việt Nam Company, was one of the events within the framework of the Red Flamboyant Flower Festival 2026.
Việt Nam, with its young population and rapidly growing demand for sports consumption, is presented with a significant opportunity to develop its sports economy in a professional and sustainable direction.
The Hải Phòng Legacy Marathon 2026 will feature nearly 8,300 runners who will serve as ambassadors to spread a message of green living to the wider community on May 16-17.
The seventh season of the Ecopark City Trail will be more spectacular than ever, as around 2,000 runners will take part, racing on well-designed routes in the greenest and freshest environment in Hưng Yên Province.
Farmer Trần Tư Pháp has won races in Hà Nội, Hòa Bình, Phú Thọ, Thái Nguyên and Quảng Ninh and notably the national marathon championships in Quảng Trị last year and Khánh Hòa in March.
More than 10,000 runners take to West Lake as organisers promote health, community spirit and Hà Nội’s rise as an emerging destination on Việt Nam’s sports tourism map.
Under the theme of Thăng Long Spirit, runners will show with their strength, resilience and pride in every stride, creating a vibrant and energetic atmosphere in three distances of 5km, 15km and 21km in the heart of the capital.
Vàng A Tung and Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Anh won the longest distance of the seventh Ultra Trail Hà Giang 2026 with impressive results on April 4 in Tuyên Quang Province.
The locality has long been well-known for its picturesque buckwheat flower fields and vibrant markets. It is also home to jagged and rocky terrain and breath taking mountain trails and sweeping valleys.
Phan Thanh Nhiên set a record as the youngest Vietnamese man to climb Mount Everest and the first Vietnamese person to twice carry the national flag to the summit.
About 1,000 people took part in the 2026 Course de la Francophonie (Race of the Francophonie), a large sport event for the French speaking community on March 22 in Hà Nội.
More than 13,000 runners will take part in the VnExpress Marathon HCM City Midnight 2026, racing through iconic landmarks as the night-time event continues to grow into one of Việt Nam’s largest running races.