Marathon on Vietm's biggest island

Ho Chi Minh City, June 7 : The Phu Quoc Intertiol Marathon will be held on June 11 on Phu Quoc Island, Vietm's southern Kien Giang province, its organizer announced on Tuesday.

This race has been tagged the "Run in Paradise", a course between beautiful tiol parks and views of the ocean. A trophy will be given to the top three finishers in each category for the 42km, 21km and the 10km challenge. All 42km, 21km and 10 and 5km participants finishing within the time limit will receive the official finishers medal. "The Phu Quoc Marathon will be an historic event for Phu Quoc as it is the first intertiol full marathon running event on the island," said the race organizer Sporting Republic, a sports magement agency based in Hong Kong. IANS