10^th Official Asian Games FUN RUN 2005 in Ho Chi Minh ,Vietnam
17-02-2005

Over three hundred children from Ho Chi Minh city, ran for 2.5 km, which started in front of the City Opera House built in 1898, taking the children down Nguyen Hue- city centre’s main street, the City hall, the statue of HO Chi Minh (the President of Vietnam), on 18th February 2005, for the tenth Official Asian Games Fun Run.  The Fun Run celebrates Sport in Asia and highlights the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006.

Organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), Vietnamese  Olympic Committee (VOC) and Ho Chi Minh’s Sports Department, children aged between 8 -14 were invited to participate in the event, which spread the message of the Asian Games in the region and also promoted development, understanding and friendship throughout the continent.

A number of VIPs from the OCA, Olympic Solidarity (OS), NOC’s (Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Brunei), Doha Asian Games Organising Committee (DAGOC), and Olympians, including Mr. Hussain Musallam-Dupty Director General OCA, Mr. Celsal Daymit-Vice President OCA and Prof Dr. Hoang Vinh Giang -Vice President & Secretary General VOC, were present to watch the children aerobics program, the children warm up, and the start/finish of all the three age group runs.

The event attracted wide-spread press attention with Vietnam TV station, Saigon Times  and other national news papers, were present at the event.   

Each child was given a limited edition of the Asian Games Fun Run t-shirt and a cap and upon completion received a certificate of achievement from the Olympic Council of Asia.