Service for Tourism and Sports Sectors

DHA Vietnam has dedicated a large time and resources to develop the Vietnam Heritage Race, a system now consisting of three marathons held annually in Hanoi (since 2018), the northern coastal city of Halong (since 2014) and in Can Tho (since 2019), the heart of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta rice basket.

But prior to the establishment of the race system, the company had successfully organized many sport events on large scale.

• Hoi An Walking Day (September 2010): an environment protection event, with 2,500 people attended.

• Happy Color Run series (2015-2016)

Hanoi Happy Color Run: with 2,500 participants

Hai Phong Happy Color Run: 3,000 participants

Nha Trang Happy Color Run: 7,000 participants

Da Nang Happy Color Run: 2,000 participants

Quang Ninh Happy Color Run: 2,000 participants

• Halong marathons 2015-2020

In 2014, DHA Vietnam began a small race in Halong city on the shore of Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO-recognized World Natural Heritage in the northern province of Quang Ninh. A year later, it held the Halong Bay Half Marathon, which has since become the first and only international marathon held successfully each year in Ha Long in 2016-2020, having placed its name on the world marathon map.

- Halong Bay Half Marathon 2015: more than 400 Vietnamese and foreign runners

- Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2016: around 700 Vietnamese and foreign runners

- Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2017: around 1,200 Vietnamese and foreign runners

- Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2018: around 2,000 Vietnamese and foreign runners

- Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2019: over 3,000 Vietnamese and foreign runners

- Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2020: nearly 2,500 Vietnamese and foreign runners

- Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2021: cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

• Hanoi marathons 2018-2020

In 2018, DHA organized the Hanoi International Heritage Marathon, followed by the VPBank Hanoi Marathon Heritage Race 2019 and the VPBank Hanoi Marathon ASEAN 2020. Now one of Vietnam's leading professional marathons, the race has been endorsed by the municipal People's Committee to be the only official marathon event of the city.

- Hanoi International Heritage Marathon 2018: around 3,000 Vietnamese and foreign runners

- VPBank Hanoi Marathon 2019: more than 7,000 Vietnamese and foreign runners

- VPBank Hanoi Marathon ASEAN 2020: around 4,700 Vietnamese and foreign runners

- VPBank Hanoi Marathon 2021: expected to draw a record 10,000 runners, but the event has been postponed to March 6, 2022 due to the pandemic’s complicated development.

• Can Tho Heritage Marathon 2019:

The marathon made its debut in 2019, having drawn the participation of more than 1,200 Vietnamese and foreign runners.

DHA Vietnam did not plan the marathon for 2020 while the 2021 race has been cancelled due to the pandemic.

Apart from inviting foreign runners to attend marathons held in Vietnam, DHA Vietnam has also been taking Vietnamese runners on overseas trips to expand their experience in training and competition.

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