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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Long jump: 7.98 m Nguyễn Tiến Trọng: 18 September 2019 Vietnamese Championships Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Triple jump: 16.67 m (+1.3 m/s) Nguyễn Văn Hùng: 19 December 2013 Southeast Asian Games: Naypyidaw, Myanmar [17] Shot put: 17.39 m Phan Thanh Bình: 9 May 2023 Southeast Asian Games: Phnom Penh, Cambodia ...
Bob Wieland is a Vietnam War veteran who lost his legs to a mortar mine in 1969. After recovering from his injuries he was inspired to become a marathon participant. Over his lifetime he has finished many marathons, often taking multiple days to finish. He is the only double amputee to finish the difficult Kona, Hawaii Ironman race without a ...
White City Stadium. White City Stadium in London, England, was built for the 1908 Summer Olympics. It hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car racing, concerts and a match at the 1966 World Cup. From 1927, it was a venue for greyhound racing, hosting the English Greyhound ...
The marathon (from Greek Μαραθώνιος) is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 km (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions.
The World Marathon Majors(WMM) (known for sponsorship reasons as the Abbott World Marathon Majors) is a championship-style competition for marathonrunners that started in 2006. A points-based competition founded on six major marathon races recognised as the most high-profile on the calendar, the series comprises annual races for the cities of ...
The 2023 World Athletics Label Road Races are road running competitions scheduled for 2023 that have met a certain standard for World Athletics to include the race in its Label Road Races program. [ 1] The list of races so labelled for the 2023 calendar year was released on 4 November 2022. [ 2]
City Country Month* *Last race was held Inception Ref Link Adirondack Marathon: Schroon, New York United States: September: 1997: Akron Marathon: Akron, Ohio United States: September: 2004 [1] Atlanta Marathon: Hampton, Georgia [2] United States: March: 2007: Atlantic City Marathon: Atlantic City, New Jersey United States: October: 1960: Austin ...
The history of Vietnamcan be traced back to around 20,000 years ago. The first modern humans to arrive and settle in the area of modern-day Vietnam are known as the Hoabinhians, who can be traced as the ancestors of modern-day Negritos. Archaeological findings from 1965, which are still under research, show the remains of two homininsclosely ...