Shocked with new record set at Green Marathon 2025 international tournament

Runner Huynh Anh Khoi caused a shock when he set a new record at the AIMS HDBank Green Marathon international standard course that was just set on the morning of September 28 in Can Gio commune, Ho Chi Minh City. He broke the record by 5 minutes and 25 seconds.

22-year-old marathon runner makes special impression

Emerging as a new giant runner, Huynh Anh Khoi has quickly made his mark in the Vietnamese running community.

Born in 2003, Anh Khoi has only been running for over 2 years, but has quickly become one of the fastest Vietnamese marathon runners and has already had several titles in the top 3.

Originally a short and medium distance athlete in Ho Chi Minh City, Khoi soon had the qualities of a strong and flexible runner. However, Khoi himself admitted that after a period of pursuing this type of sport, he felt it was not suitable for him, so he decided to switch to marathon running. From then on, he began to find motivation and joy when participating in most running competitions from grassroots to international and gradually asserted his position.

Huynh Anh Khoi wins at the finish line

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Thanks to his experience, perseverance, reasonable distribution of strength and high concentration in competition, Huynh Anh Khoi won gloriously in the fourth race, HDBank Green Marathon 2025 in Can Gio commune.

The weather was cool, the running track was so beautiful in the fresh ecological space, combined with determination and energy, Khoi surprised everyone when he set a record of 2 hours 27 minutes 18 seconds in the 42 km category, breaking the old record by 5 minutes 25 seconds. Not only that, Anh Khoi also surpassed the second place Le Van Tuan by more than 4 minutes and the third place Ly Phi Hai by 16 minutes. An extremely impressive achievement, a great step forward in Anh Khoi's career, showing the great potential and resilience of this 22-year-old runner.

The joy of Le Thi Ha

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In the women's category, runner Le Thi Ha also finished impressively with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes 27 seconds. This is also Ha's best result after many times running for more than 3 hours. In the half marathon category, 2 runners Pham Ngoc Phan (1 hour 14 minutes 12 seconds) and Nguyen Khanh Ly (1 hour 29 minutes 24 seconds) were the winners for men and women. In addition, there were many other fun and healthy prizes such as husband carrying wife, team support...

Nearly 4,000 athletes participate in the race in Can Gio commune

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Attracting nearly 4,000 athletes, this tournament is an annual event organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Athletics Federation in collaboration with UNIQUE Investment Trading Services Co., Ltd., under the direction and guidance of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, and the accompaniment of UNESCO. HDBank Green Marathon 2025 is not only a sports race, but also a community event with a strong humanitarian imprint with many meaningful green activities, contributing to raising social awareness of environmental protection and sustainable development.

Excited about husband carrying wife

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With the desire to turn the race into an emotional journey of experience, the tournament has integrated many practical programs such as planting trees to create green spaces, collecting waste, giving Mid-Autumn gifts and bicycles to disadvantaged children. This contributes to spreading the spirit of protecting the marine and forest ecosystems, which are activities that go hand in hand with the tournament, but also a strong message to the community, let's act today to preserve the living environment for future generations.

Athletes started before dawn, running on a cool, pleasant green road.

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In addition, the program of returning to the source with the ceremony to visit the Can Gio martyrs cemetery and the ceremony to visit the memorial temple of the heroic martyrs of Sac forest, also contributed to fostering the tradition of drinking water and remembering its source. In particular, the race also contributed to promoting the image of Can Gio commune and the Nghinh Ong festival - a national intangible cultural heritage to the domestic community and international friends, affirming the cultural, historical and natural values ​​of this land rich in identity.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/soc-voi-ky-luc-moi-duoc-lap-sau-tai-giai-quoc-te-green-marathon-2025-185250928140651889.htm