The 63 -year history tournament has become a destination for many popular people running on Vietnamese athletics village. In the tournament, for many years, the participants have expanded to the movement athletes besides the team of the team.
In 2022, it was the second year of the Marathon National Championship and the long distance of Tien Phong newspaper held on the island after the first time held in Ly Son, Quang Ngai (2020). In Con Dao, the Marathon National Championship and long distance from Tien Phong newspaper witnessed many recorded records.
It can be mentioned that Do Quoc Luat (Border Guard) excelled in winning the championship of 10km of the Southern Championship Marathon and long distance from Tien Phong newspaper with a achievement of 31 minutes 28 seconds 42 (31: 28.42). This is the 8th consecutive championship of the 3000m SEA Games champion.
With a record for 8 consecutive years to win the championship, Do Quoc Law has balanced the record with former athlete Luu Van Hung, currently the head of the Department of Athletics Thanh Hoa. Mr. Luu Van Hung won the 8th championship in the National Tournament in 2000 in Dak Lak. Notably, this record after being rounded 22 to be leveled up right in Con Dao, Ba Ria – Vung Tau.
The most significant achievement of the tournament is 9 times of the championship of the Bui Luong Athletics Monument. The 2023 season is most likely that the record will soon be leveled by the Quoc Law because he is still in good form and is ready to fight for more years in the forte.
Another record worth mentioning is the golden girl of Vietnamese athlete, Nguyen Thi Oanh. Nguyen Thi Oanh is currently the golden hope of the country at the upcoming 31st SEA Games at home after the incredible achievements in the past 3 years.
At the tournament that took place on Con Dao, Nguyen Thi Oanh excelled for the 6th time to translate the 5km of the female recruiting system. This is a achievement that no athletes have ever done in the history of the tournament and it is likely that this record will continue to be raised in the next seasons when Oanh's performance is currently assessed as No. 1 in Vietnam.
In the tournament, in addition to the above records, the duo of Binh Phuoc's athletes, Hoang Nguyen Thanh and Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa, also excelled in winning the champion of the male and female marathon championship after the excellent performance. Hoang Nguyen Thanh has won the championship for the third time while Ngoc Hoa regained the championship after letting Hong Le overcome last season in Gia Lai. These are also the athletes representing Vietnam to attend the marathon content at the upcoming 31st SEA Games in Hanoi in May.
