HO CHI MINH CITY, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 500 athletes from seven countries and region will compete at the Ho Chi Minh City International Track and Field Championships Open 2017 slated here from July 27-28.
Athletes from countries such as South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and India will vie for 44 gold medals, the Vietnam Athletics Federation said on Monday.
Many of them have considered the tourney a warm up for the approaching Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in August in Malaysia.