Explore the location of the 62nd Tien Phong Marathon opening ceremony

Dai Doan Ket Square, Pleiku City (Gia Lai) is the place where the 62nd – 2021 Tien Phong Marathon was opened and awarded.

Located on a land area of ​​12 hectares, Great Solidarity Square is not only a symbol of the land and Gia Lai people, but also a symbol of the ethnic groups in the Central Highlands unite around Uncle Ho in all times. Dai Doan Ket Square was completed and put into use in December 2012 after more than two years of construction. In front of the Square is the statue of President Ho Chi Minh, cast in pure copper by mound technology, with a height of 10.8 m. The Uncle Ho monument is located on a concrete pedestal of Thanh Hoa green stone 4.5 m high. Behind Uncle Ho statue is a curved relief with images carved on delicate grannic rock, depicting community activities scene in the Central Highlands. The relief of the Uncle Ho statue is made of natural stone with the size of 60m long and 12m high, creating a massive, tall and majestic statue. The two sides of the monument are a series of gongs made of bronze. Another special thing is that the layout of gongs is also different. All have odd numbers. Gongs, or gongs are only hanging 5, 7, including the step on the Uncle Ho monument is also an odd number (11 steps). People of Pleiku in the early morning and evening often exercise and walk around the square. SEA Games champion Hong Le (far right), athlete Lo Thi Thanh (red shirt) and athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh (black shirt) train in front of Dai Doan Ket Square to prepare for the Tien Phong Marathon. 62th time Tien Phong Marathon 2021 took place from March 26 to 28. The tournament was jointly organized by Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee, Tien Phong Newspaper, Vietnam Athletics Federation and was reported live on VTC3 On Sports channel; digital infrastructure, social network of Tien Phong newspaper and Next Media from 4:30 am on March 28. Spacious, airy, many trees, Dai Doan Ket Square was chosen as the location to hold great events such as the 62nd Tien Phong Marathon here.