After being postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in May, this Saturday more than 1,100 runners will race up to 70km in the Vietnam Jungle Marathon (VJM) in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Hisashi Kitamura of Japan triumphed in the men’s 70km category at the VN Jungle Marathon at Pu Luong Nature Reserve in Thanh Hoa over the weekend, while the women's 70km race saw Veronika Vadovicova from Slovakia take first place.

 VietNamNet Bridge – I met British expat David Lloyd by chance during a mountain marathon in Sa Pa in Lao Cai Province last year where he was the race director.

From a little girl who was clueless about sports for 21 years, Le Phuong Vy has come a long way. She is the first Vietnamese female athlete in the 18-24 age group to complete Ironman 140.6, one of the most difficult triathlons in the world.