Hanoi (VNA), Oct. 16 -- The VPBank Hanoi Marathon has become an official international marathon tournament in the capital city, the organising board told a press conference in Hanoi on October 16.

The 42km race will start at 4:30am on October 20 in front of Ba Kieu temple near Hoan Kiem lake in the very heart of the city, with 5km, 10km, 21km and 42km categories.

The event will attract about 7,000 professional and amateur athletes, over 1,500 of them foreigners. They will run through major tourist landmarks such as Hoan Kiem lake and West Lake, Long Bien bridge, Hanoi Flag Tower, Temple of Literature, and Tran Quoc pagoda, which will popularise Hanoi's tourism to foreign friends.

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