/PRCWT/Zhejiang, November 13, 2023 - At 8:30 am on November 12, as the starting gun sounded, 3,049 runners from 19 provinces and 69 cities from 4 countries gathered in Guangchen Town, the first agricultural economic development zone in Zhejiang Province, full of vitality and passion, breaking the wind.
The 2023 Zhejiang and Shanghai Rural Half Marathon is an A1 class event certified by the Chinese Athletics Association. It is jointly sponsored by the People's Government of Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, and the People's Government of Jinshan District, Shanghai. It is jointly hosted by the People's Government of Guangchen Town, Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, and the people's Government of Langxia Town, Jinshan District, Shanghai . In recent years, with the goal of "collaborative planning, misplaced development, linkage and win-win", the two places have joined hands to build a "Mingmingshan Pond" scenic spot in the twin villages at the junction of Zhejiang and Shanghai, with the scenic spot as the core, the marathon track as the link, and the characteristic agricultural industry as the filling, to further deepen regional cooperation, cultural exchanges and the coordinated development of the first, second and third industries, and integrate high-quality into the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta To create a development brand of Zhejiang and Shanghai together with rural revitalization.
The event with the theme of "Tian Meinong open garden Gallery", divided into 21.0975km half marathon and 7km fun run two projects. After a long time of deliberation and finally meet with you, Zhejiang Shanghai Half Horse, not only in the event specifications, track construction, the impact of the event to achieve a comprehensive upgrade, but also in the track into the band playing, cymbals, Lian Xiang and other folk performances, more "Eight eight strategy" and "ten million project" implementation of the 20th anniversary, Zhejiang and Shanghai cultural tourism integration and other characteristics of the atmosphere layout, so that participants close to the Yangtze River Delta Physical development results.
Kong Jie, who won the champion of the half horse women's group, is a daughter-in-law of Guangchen, as a national level athlete of marathon and the spokesperson of this event, she was very excited to win a medal at the "home". "The track is still so beautiful, running all the way through, the rural scenery of Zhejiang and Shanghai can be seen, and the footsteps will unconsciously become light." At the same time, this year's event is still high standard and high specification, obviously can feel that the level of participants are very high, hope to continue to meet next year in Zhejiang and Shanghai Marathon, "she said, she likes the atmosphere of today's competition, the experience is very good.
A competition leads regional linkage, and rural revitalization deepens coordinated development. As a national large-scale outdoor sports, Zhejiang and Shanghai Rural Half Marathon is not only a sports event in the agricultural development area (Guangchen Town), but also witnessed the Pinghu Agricultural development to play the advantages of Linhu, with the attitude of brave when the pioneer, in the process of higher quality integration to highlight the practice of "agricultural development as".
Wonderful butterfly change, agricultural Silicon Valley bloom new "abundant" scene. For the rural development area (Guangchen Town),2023 Zhejiang and Shanghai Rural Half Marathon is not only a large sports event, but also a "city business card" to attract people to travel, live, study and work here. As the first agricultural economic development zone in the province, since its establishment six years ago, it has attracted 44 high-quality new agricultural projects with a total investment of nearly 5 billion yuan, and through new technology and information technology, constantly promote the transformation of traditional agriculture to science and technology, demonstration, intensive, efficient and ecological, and the high-quality development road of "agricultural new Silicon Valley and ecological garden town" is blooming new scenery.
After a tight race, NANO GUTA from Ethiopia KEBEDE won the gold medal of men's half marathon in 1 hour 07.54 seconds, Kong Jie from China won the gold medal of women's Half marathon in 1 hour 19:38 seconds, Cheng Qianyu and Gu Yangxu won the second and third place of men's half marathon, Li Yuxuan and Li Mei won the second and third place of women's half marathon respectively. (Lu Lijun)
