A few Southeast Asian Games gold medalists were among the more than 500 runners who took part in the Hangzhou Asian Games Fun Run on Monday in Tagaytay City. The Asiad, which will be held in Hangzhou in September, will be promoted through the ceremonial campaign.
Participants in the fun run, which kicked out at 6:00 a.m., included athletes from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (HAGOC), and local schoolchildren.
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- Over 500 runners participated in Hangzhou Asian Games Fun Run, promoting the event.
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- Olympic medalists, athletes from various sports participated in the fun run.
Olympic bronze medalists from the Tokyo Games in boxing, triathlon, and softball, as well as Jason Balabal (wrestling), Sam Morrison (taekwondo), Jasmine Alkhaldi (swimming), Agatha Wong (wushu), Precious Cabuya, and Mark Julius Rodelas (obstacle sports) from Cambodia, participated in the fun run.
As well as Karen Tanchanco-Caballero, the deputy chef de mission in Hangzhou, and Bones Floro, the deputy secretary general for POC, participated in the marathon.
In addition to the fun run, Tagaytay City sponsored the Hangzhou Asian Games Children’s Art Competition, where a few works of art depicting the games were chosen by POC, HAGOC, and OCA representatives from scores of submissions made by Tagaytay City schoolchildren. Asian Games in Hangzhou will take place from September 23 to October 8.
