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In 2018, the race has been officially renamed as the Ho Chi Minh City Marathon powered by Taiwan Excellence, thus making its mission real: becoming the city marathon of Ho Chi Minh City. The HCMC Marathon powered by Taiwan Excellence has become an annual event and currently holds a wide range of distances: Full Marathon - 42km, Half Marathon - 21km, 10km, 5km & the Kids Dash. 26 years ago, most of the athletes who joined were veterans of the United States and Vietnam. 26 years later, Ho Chi Minh City Marathon powered by Taiwan Excellence expects and welcomes young people - Vietnam's future owners. Pulse Active hopes envisions to make every citizens of the city proud of hosting this city marathon. At the same time, Ho Chi Minh City Marathon powered by Taiwan Excellence is expected to attract more international athletes to Ho Chi Minh City, so that it can proudly become an exciting destination in Vietnam and Asia. If you are a citizen of the city, walk out, run and experience our beautiful Saigon changing day by day.