Teams received commemorative flags at the Kick-off Ceremony

Held annually, this year’s event attracted nearly 5,000 athletes, coaches and participants from 53 units across the province. Among them, there were 452 cross-country runners, over 837 mass runners, 500 members of the Health Exercise Club, more than 200 officials from the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector, 2,000 students from Thai Nguyen City, youth union members, a motorcycle parade group and a large crowd of cheering spectators.

The competition comprised 12 categories, including: Mass Running Event: Three team-based races over 200 meters: Group 1: Secondary school teams; Group 2: High school teams; Group 3: Teams from universities, colleges, vocational schools, armed forces, agencies and local sports clubs. Tien Phong Cross-Country Race: Individual and team competitions in: Women’s Youth (3,500 m); Men’s Youth (5,000 m); Women’s Championship (5,000 m); Men’s Championship (8,000 m).

After an exciting and spirited competition, awards were presented not only to individual and team winners but also to the top-performing teams.

Below are some photos from the Olympic Running Day for National Health and the 2025 Thai Nguyen Tien Phong Cross-Country and Mass Running Event:

Tran Duc Vu, a member of Thai Nguyen Province Youth Union, delivered a speech in support of the Olympic Running Day for National Health

Referee Nguyen Anh Toan took the oath at the event

Groups of participants competing in the Mass Running Race event

Armed forces and club members participate in the Mass Running event

High school teams joined the Mass Running competition

Female runners begin their race in the Women's Youth Team 3,500m-distance category

Female runners completed their Women's Youth Team 3,500m-distance race

Male runners demonstrated strong effort from the start in the Men's Youth Team 5,000m-distance competition

Comrade Nguyen Van Ngoc, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, awarded the First, Second and Third Prizes to teams in Group 3

Comrade Doan Van Cong, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, presented awards to top three teams in Group 2