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Nearly 1,000 students join Uprace 2025 to support people with disabilities in Gia Lai

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Nearly 1,000 students across Gia Lai province participated in the Uprace 2025 charity running event, launched on the morning of 9 December at Quy Nhon College of Engineering and Technology.
Nearly 1,000 students participate in the Uprace 2025 running event. Photo: Bảo Long

The run, themed “One step, one meaningful journey,” was organized by the Gia Lai Association for the support of people with disabilities and the protection of children’s rights in partnership with the provincial Youth Union.

Runners take part in the event around Quy Nhon College of Engineering and Technology. Photo: Bảo Long

Students from universities, colleges, high schools and vocational institutions registered through a mobile app and joined the team to have their results officially recorded. Under event rules, each participant must complete at least one kilometre of valid running per day, with no upper limit.

For every kilometre completed, organizers will contribute 1,000 VND (≈0.04 USD) to programmes supporting people with disabilities and children facing hardship. Distances logged on Sundays and on 12 December will be counted double.

The event will run until 11:59 p.m. on 21 December 2025.

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