The 11-year-old girl finished first with a distance of 10 km for the Hue female runner

Kim Cuong is one of the youngest athletes on the run, achieving high results at VnExpress Marathon Hue 2020. She finished first in the women’s 10 km in 53 minutes 16 seconds.

“I am very happy to be in the big run and I am happy to finish first”, grade 6 student Nguyen Chi Dieu (Hue) proudly shares his achievements in the biggest ever run in Hue. The distance of 10 km has 6 prizes, in which, the first prize for men / women is 4 million dong in cash and 4 million dong in kind.

Right from the starting line, Kim Cuong thought he had won the female 10km distance. However, during the run, the endurance was not as expected. After speeding for the first few kilometers, reaching Truong Tien Bridge, I felt tired because I was too tired.

There were times when I wanted to give up, but when I heard an encouraging saying from a male runner running beside me: “Do your best, soon finish, let’s win yourself”, gave me more motivation. uplift, speed up and spurt.

Kim Cuong is satisfied with the result 53 minutes 16 seconds. Before attending VnExpress Hue Marathon, I was an athlete who finished the first 5 km distance at a running tournament in Hue and practiced running on 10 km tracks to get used to the speed and pace.

For Diamond, jogging is one of my favorite sports. In addition, I also train toughness, endurance, persistence through badminton, swimming, cycling …

“This is the first time I have participated in a large-scale run. This victory gives me more confidence to try my best in many next runs,” the 11-year-old runner excitedly said.

Accompanying the baby is Kim Tuyen – the sister of Kim Cuong. Kim Tuyen joins a distance of 21 km. She is a positive energy carrier, supporting Kim Cuong participating in the race. “Before, Kim Cuong always showed a lack of confidence when running with me, but since today, I officially became a fan of my sister,” Kim Tuyen shared.

Defining the goal of becoming an excellent young athlete of three combination sports: swimming – cycling – running, the 11-year-old runner said he will always try to practice well in sports to exercise health. , increase flexibility. In the near future, Kim Cuong will join the run at Pleiku with a distance of 10 km. “I will definitely be a winner”, confident 11-year-old runner.

Diamond idolized Jamaican athlete Usain Bol for his accomplishments. Before participating in the run, the child runner often goes to the Internet to read information about him, gain more motivation and confidence to win.

VnExpress Marathon Hue 2020 run by VnExpress coordinating with Thua Thien Hue Provincial People’s Committee to organize, with the desire to open a healthy playground for sports lovers, especially jogging. The tournament has 4 distances, the first distance 42 km, from 4:50 minutes; 21 km distance starts at 5:30; distance 5 km from 5:50 minutes and last 10 km distance, at 6 o’clock. The total prize value is nearly one billion dong.

Runner runs through many monuments, mausoleums and ancient curves, shaded with trees such as Thien Mu Pagoda, Dai Noi, Phu Van Lau, Truong Tien Bridge, Quoc Hoc Hue High School and Hai Ba Trung … and families can combine sightseeing, shopping and experience the ancient capital’s culinary and culture. Accompanying the run was Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank).

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