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About Pocari Sweat Run Vietnam 2024
POCARI SWEAT RUN VIETNAM 2024
THE METROPOLE THU THIEM, THU DUC CITY
Race Kit Pick-Up: November 1-2 | Race Day: November 2-3
5 YEARS OF JOURNEY – GO for the BETTERPocari Sweat Run Vietnam 2024 (PSR 2024) proudly returns with the theme “GO for the BETTER”, marking five years of running alongside passionate runners. More than just a race, Pocari Sweat Run is an inspiring journey that encourages each runner to conquer their limits and embrace a healthier and more positive lifestyle.
Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just starting your running journey, Pocari Sweat Run welcomes you. Step out of your comfort zone, challenge yourself, and pursue new goals.
Every stride on the course is a testament to your effort and determination. No matter how small the step, acknowledge and be proud of what you’ve accomplished. Pocari Sweat Run celebrates the athletic spirit and the resilient will of every runner.
Pocari Sweat Run is where you connect with like-minded individuals and motivate each other to move forward. Spread positivity, inspire those around you, and together, create a strong and united running community.
More than just a race, this is a journey towards a better version of yourself and the community. Join Pocari Sweat Run Vietnam 2024 and let’s “GO for the BETTER” together!
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Ticket price & Promotion
1. TICKET PRICE
*Note:
– Please review the information about the Standard Package and the Better Package before registering to make the most suitable choice.
– Ticket price includes VAT.
– The benefit of name printed on your BIB is only for runners who successfully register till the end of the Regular Phase.
– The registration will close as soon as we reach full slot. E-VAT invoice will be issued by the Organizer within 15 working days after confirming the successful payment. E-VAT will be sent to email using for registering on ActiUp.net. The price will be applied at the phase you have successfully payment.
– Guideline for buying tickets: HERE
AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR TICKET PURCHASES
– Legal participation age is as of November 2, 2024
3KM DISTANCE: From 6 years old and up
5KM DISTANCE: From 10 years old and up
10KM DISTANCE: From 14 years old and up
21KM DISTANCE: From 16 years old and up
Note:
– Children under 13 years old must participate with an adult. Runners under 18 years old must have the permission of their parents or legal guardian with a signature on the PSR 2024 Waiver Form in the SECTION FOR LEGAL GUARDIANS FOR RUNNERS UNDER 18 YEARS OLD before the event day.
2. PROMOTION SCHEME
General note:
– The discount will be directly applied when the group leader makes the payment at the ActiUp ticket-selling platform.
– After successful payment confirmation from ActiUp, the group leader please fill out the information to receive Pocari Sweat products + Complimentary BIB: HERE.
– The Organizer only accepts to work with the information provided by the Payment Group Leader. If any disputes occur between group members, the Organizer is not responsible.
– For the 5th, 50th, 500th, and 5000th successful runners, The Organizer will announce the information on the Pocari Sweat Vietnam fanpage and contact the winners directly to deliver their prizes.
Group buying note:
– Group registrations include registrations according to the company, club, or running group that you join. Alternatively, you can also register a group with your friends or family.
– For individuals, to enjoy group incentives, you can choose to join groups, and buy group tickets to get more discounts with a larger number of participants. In the case of individuals participating in spontaneous groups, you should consider the credibility of the group you are participating in. The Organizer and ActiUp will not be responsible for agreements and exchanges between members and group leaders. In that case, consider purchasing individual tickets.
Terms and conditions:
– Promotion applies to each fare level at each time of registration.
– Do not apply many promotions at the same time.
– Application term: Applied until payment gate is closed
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Distance
3KM
Both gentle and challenging, the 3km distance is a reasonable test for those looking to build a healthy running habit, or for groups of friends and families with young children who want to spend time together enjoying outdoor sports.
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Race Kit & T-Shirt size
STANDARD RACE KIT
Simple yet high-quality, the PSR 2024 Standard Race Kit for runners will add to the excitement of every race moment. Uncover the handy and cool design, suitable for use in many other activities.
*This is an illustration, items in the PSR 2024 Race kit may change depending on actual conditions
BETTER RACE KIT
Curated with a selection of practical items and an optimized design, the Better Race Kit elevates your gear to the next level of coolness on the racetrack. Runners will be even more motivated to conquer the course and fully enjoy the PSR 2024 experience!
*This is an illustration, items in the PSR 2024 Race kit may change depending on actual conditions
T-SHIRT SIZE CHART
T-shirt of PSR 2024 is designed with a new and unique style than every year, creating a fashionable look and coolness for the body. Runners please pay attention to the size table to choose the right size.
Note:
– Depending on the production conditions, the actual T-shirt size may have a slight difference. We look forward to receiving sympathy from you.
– T-SHIRT SIZE CANNOT BE CHANGED ONCE YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REGISTERED, SO PLEASE CHECK THE T-SHIRT SIZE TABLE CAREFULLY.
RACE 21KM FINISHER T-SHIRT SIZE CHART
Celebrate your dream achievement, mark a new version of yourself with the 21KM Finisher T-shirt specially designed for those who complete the distance within the allowed time.
Note:
– Depending on the production conditions, the actual T-shirt size may have a slight difference. We look forward to receiving sympathy from you.
– T-SHIRT SIZE CANNOT BE CHANGED ONCE YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REGISTERED, SO PLEASE CHECK THE T-SHIRT SIZE TABLE CAREFULLY.
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Race kit pickup
The process for picking up Race kit is in the Race guide, which we will update as soon as possible.
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Event agenda
The event agenda will be updated soon.
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Race regulation
I. SUBJECTS AND CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
1. OBJECT
All Vietnamese and foreign citizens who love running, are in good health and of sufficient age are registered to participate in the competition.
2. ELIGIBILITY
– Runners must be able to complete the course within the time specified for each distance.
– Runners must meet the age requirements for each distance as of the event date (02 – 03/11/2024) as follows:
• 3KM distance: From 6 years old and up
• 5KM distance: From 10 years old and up
• 10KM distance: From 14 years old and up
• 21KM distance: From 16 years old and up
– To ensure safety on the course, runners under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian in accordance with the provisions of the law throughout the competition time of the respective distance.
– Runners under the age of 18 need to obtain the permission of a parent or legal guardian by signing the PSR 2024 Waiver in the LEGAL GUARDIAN SECTION FOR RUNNERS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE PRIOR TO THE EVENT.
– See the Waiver on the website: Here.
– Runners under the age of 16 must use their ID card or passport of their representatives to conduct all necessary procedures with the Organizer such as registering to participate in the race, receiving a BIB number and a race kit package.
– Runners under the age of eighteen who do not have or have lost their identity documents (ID card or passport) when they want to participate still need a legal representative to conduct the procedures to participate with the Organizer.
– Each runner must sign a waiver of responsibility before participating, which is part of the registration process.
– Tickets and accompanying items are non-refundable under any circumstances.
– The BIB number is unique to each attendee and cannot be changed.
– The arbitrary purchase and/or transfer of BIB is strictly prohibited, the results of the race or the results of the lucky draw (if any) will not be recognized when it is detected that the runner has the wrong name, wrong BIB, wrong registered information.
– Any case that does not meet the above conditions for participation may be refused by the organizers.II. CANCELLATION POLICY – CHANGE OF BASIC INFORMATION – TRANSFER – CHANGE OF DISTANCE – CHANGE OF RACE KIT PACKAGE
For any requests, questions and need assistance regarding Cancellation – Change of basic information – Transfer – Change of distance – Change of package, please contact ActiUp at the following information:
– Hotline: 1900 63 83 37
– Facebook: bit.ly/actiup-fanpage
– Email: support@actiup.net
– Support time from: 8:30 – 17:30 from Monday to Friday (Except for Tet holidays and holidays as prescribed).
1. CANCELLATION POLICY
After completing the registration, runners will not be refunded the registration fee if they are unable to participate in the “Pocari Sweat Run Vietnam 2024” event for any reason.
2. BASIC INFORMATION CHANGE POLICY
Basic information is registered information, EXCLUDING the name of the runner; ID number/ID card/passport and T-shirt size.
A. PROVISIONS
Please read carefully before making a transfer
– Transfer fee: 200,000 VND.
– Each ticket can only be transferred 1 time. Therefore, please fill it out completely and accurately.
– Registration of any phase may only be transferred within the duration of that phase. See details of ticket phases in the Ticket Price List.
– Transfers are not applicable to tickets purchased during the Super Early Phase.
– Transfer is not applicable when the age of the transferee is invalid according to the regulations for each distance.
– Transfers outside the phase of ticket purchase are not applicable.
– The Organizer and ActiUp are not responsible for the accuracy of the information filled in by the transferor. Ticket transaction costs are a separate agreement between the transferor and the assignee, not related to the Organizer and ActiUp.
B. FOR INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION: Basic information changes can be made for all tickets purchased at the ActiUp website during the Super Early Bird, Early Bird phases. From the Regular and Late phases, please contact ActiUp for assistance.
C. FOR GROUP REGISTRATION
– Before the team leader pays: Members have the right to change all information (except distance). If you need to change the distance, please contact the group leader to delete the registration and re-register for the new distance. (This is an exchange of members and team leaders; The organizers and ActiUp are not responsible for the accuracy of the information).
– After the team leader pays: Make the transfer on the ActiUp website. After the transfer and payment are successful, the system will send a confirmation email to the transferred runner with the email subject “Successful Transfer”.
4. DISTANCE CHANGE POLICY
A. PROVISIONS
Please read carefully before making distance changes
– Distance change fee: 200,000 VND + Distance difference fee (if any). You are not entitled to a refund of the difference when lowering the distance.
– Each ticket can only change the distance 1 time. Therefore, please fill it out completely and accurately.
– Registration of any phase is only allowed to change the distance within that phase. See details of ticket phases in the Ticket Price List.
– Distance changes are not applicable to tickets purchased during the Super Early Bird phase.
– Distance changes are not applied when the age of the person is changed incorrectly according to the regulations for each distance.
– Distance changes outside the phase of ticket purchase are not applicable.
B. FOR INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION: Distance changes can be made for all tickets that you have purchased at the ActiUp website during the Early Bird phase. From the Standard and Late phases, please contact ActiUp for assistance.
C. FOR GROUP REGISTRATION
– Before the group leader pays: If the member needs to change the distance, please contact the group leader to delete the registration and proceed to re-register the new distance. (This is discussion of members and team leaders; The organizers and ActiUp are not responsible for the accuracy of the information).
– After the team leader pays: Make a distance change on the ActiUp website.
– After the distance change and successful payment, the system will send a confirmation email to the transferred runner with the email subject “Successful Transfer”.
5. RACE KIT PACKAGE CHANGE POLICY
– You cannot change the Race Kit package once you have successfully registered, so please refer to the Race Kit Standard – Better package carefully before buying tickets to have the right choice.
– In case you want to purchase more items of the Better package, please select the “Additional Ticket – Better Package” ticket type on the “Select Tickets” page and proceed to the next steps.
– The Better Package purchased as an add-on will be received at the event (detailed instructions will be announced later).
Note: To ensure the production progress of the BIB, runners who register from 00:00 on September 1, 2024, will not have names on the BIB, please understand.
III. RACE KIT INFORMATION
– All runners will receive a Race Kit that includes a BIB – registration number and race kit to support the race. Details of the time, location, and items to be received are posted on the official website of the program.
– Runners are responsible for receiving the Race Kit within the announced time, the Organizer does not manage cases of picking up the Race Kit after the specified time, and is not responsible for any loss, damage or misalignment caused by the runner in any way. To ensure fairness, the organizers will not extend the Race Kit receiving period or ensure that all Runners receive the Race Kit. Items that are not received during the above time will be managed by the organizers at their sole discretion.
– Race Kit recipients (Runners/Authorized Persons) must ensure that they provide accurate information and are responsible for the information they provide.
– Double-check the Race Kit and the information on the Chip–tag carefully before leaving the counter. The organizer will not be responsible in case of omissions when the recipient leaves the counter.
– Runners must participate with their own registered BIB number. If you bring someone else’s BIB and have not been officially transferred to the Organizer, the runner will be marked as disqualified; The organizers will also not be responsible for the safety of Runners using non-genuine BIBs on the running track. In addition, if running with other people’s BIBs, runners are risking their own safety and that of others, because the organizers will not have medical information as well as emergency contact numbers of Runners.
IV. PRINCIPLES OF PARTICIPATION IN THE RACE
– Runners must follow the instructions of the organizers including track staff, volunteers, medical staff, and security staff during the event.
– During the event, the organizers hope that all attendees will behave professionally and politely to bring the best experience from the program. Be respectful and courteous to those involved, race supervisors, race coordinators, medical staff, traffic supervisors, volunteers, organizers members, and spectators before, during, and after the race.
– Runners must attach the competition registration number (BIB) to the front of the attire. Runners who do not carry a BIB will not be allowed to enter the course.
– Pets, bicycles, skateboards, strollers, wheelchair shoes or other items with wheels are not allowed to be used or bring the track except for the Organizer’s vehicles or ambulances.
– Runners are not allowed to use doping and foods and drugs listed in the list of banned stimulants announced by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
– Runners are not allowed to have acts and words that harass, incite the crowd, cause violence, damage, or damage to the program.
– Runners are not allowed to bring to the program items and utensils that are not suitable for the program; weapons, sticks, sharp objects that can cause injury to others.
– Runners are not allowed to bring to the race documents and leaflets, with reactionary content that is against the State and people of Vietnam.
– Runners must read the information about the rules and regulations of the race exclusively for runners provided by the organizers via email and on the official portals of the race (website, fanpage)
– The Organizer reserves the right to use images, videos, or other forms of video recording (including recording images of Runners at the event for the purposes of promoting the event (including in subsequent years). Participants have agreed to confirm this clause in the registration section of the program.
– The Organizer reserves the right to restrict or refuse anyone to participate in this event for reasonable reasons in accordance with the provisions of the Race and the laws of Vietnam.
– The Organizer may unilaterally postpone, modify, or cancel the event for any reason, including the unsafe conditions of the competition. In the event that the event is postponed, modified, or cancelled due to objective reasons (including but not limited to wind, rain, hail, storms, tornadoes, earthquakes), terrorist activities, fires, threats or attacks, occupational accidents, floods, unavoidable losses, or any other cause beyond the control of the organizers, the runners will not be refunded the registration fee or any costs related to the competition.
– The Organizer will not be liable for disputes arising from the participant’s failure to complete the registration information correctly.
– It is the responsibility of all runners to learn and remember the starting time of each distance of the race and their starting time. All runners must be present at the specified time to be instructed by the organizers to provide the necessary information and participate in the race.
– After leaving the track, participants will not be allowed to return to the track to ensure the safety of the remaining runners.
– Any attendee who is found by the track referee, event staff or monitoring device to have cheated in any way (including but not limited to: taking shortcuts, using other vehicles, having a BIB wearer on their behalf, etc.) will be disqualified from the event.
– Anyone who enters the event without the official BIB number of the event or uses a BIB or time measuring device that is not his/her own, will be disqualified from the race, even from future events.
– During the event, all attendees are required to behave professionally and courteously. For example, going to the toilet at the designated point, not littering on the run, not “mishandled” things that are not yours, etc. Anyone who violates this code of conduct will be disqualified from the event and forced to leave the track immediately.
V. RUNNER SAFETY
– To ensure safety, when participating in the race, runners commit to having sufficient physical conditions to participate with the registered distance and the time required by the organizers to complete the running distance. Runners are committed to understanding their own health limits and being self-aware of when to stop physical activities before they may be injured.
– It is the runner’s responsibility to learn about the signs and symbols related to maps, locations, and directions.
– Medical staff appointed by the organizers can check on any runner who shows signs of ill health. If the medical staff decides that the runner should not continue the race, the organizer reserves the right to remove the runner from the event area.
– Runners must stop competing if requested by event staff, medical staff or functional forces (including firefighters and police).
– Runners are responsible and liable to pay all, and any medical fees incurred because of training and/or participation in the event, including ambulances, hospital stays, doctors, pharmaceuticals and services.
– Runners need to contact the emergency numbers on the BIB when they have problems on the course and need to go to the nearest water point for assistance when they want to stop the race.
VI. RESULTS
– Runners must wear a BIB with a chip provided by the organizers, from the starting line to the finish line for accurate results, this device is firmly attached to the BIB number.
– Runners who are found to be wearing more than one time measuring device (chip-tag) during the competition period will be disqualified and the results will not be recognized.
– Runners who have abnormal time information at the organizers’ checkpoints will be monitored and may be disqualified.
– All achievements will be carefully reviewed according to the regulations of the organizers before the official announcement.
– The result will not be recognized if the runner violates any of the Conditions of Entry and the Rules of Participation.
VII. PRIZES
– The official results and awards will be reviewed and officially announced before the awards are awarded.
– The Organizer reserves the right to change the winner if the factors considered show that the runner meets the eligibility criteria specified in this regulation.
– Prizes must be received in accordance with the regulations of the Organizer. Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash. Runners receive prizes in accordance with the rules and regulations as well as the terms and conditions of the Organizer.
– For prize disputes between winners, complaints must be made before 23:59 on November 3, 2024.
– Runners are responsible for paying a tax related to receiving the prize (if any).
VIII. BAGGAGE STORAGE
– The organizer will not be responsible for the loss or damage of personal belongings at the storage area. The organizers have the right to check bags and personal belongings stored in the personal belongings area if there is a suspicion of violation of the law or according to regulations or requests of the authorities for security reasons.
– The organizers do not accept high-value items such as wallets, phones, laptops, etc. and need to make a commitment from the sender that there are no high-value items or prohibited substances in the bag before depositing at the storage area.
IX. EXCEPTIONS
Any individual who does not agree to any of the terms of the above regulations must submit a request at least 10 days prior to the event date and must clearly state the reason for the request and receive an exception handling response from the Organizer.
X. APPENDIX
– The Event Organizer reserves the right to change, supplement, or abolish all or part of the rules of the event based on the actual situation.
– Attendees will be bound by any changes or additions to the rules prior to the event date.
– Failure to comply with the rules of the event, including those that change, will result in cancellation of the results, cancellation of prizes and official results.
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Race guide
Race guide will be updated soon.