January 05, 2024 Nanchong - "Nan" has a side of mountains and rivers, "filled" with thousands of styles. On December 30, Sichuan Rural Credit, Nanchong Rural Commercial Bank 2023 Nanchong Jialing River Marathon and China Sports Lottery Cup "Run All Over Sichuan" Nanchong Station fired a gun at the Financial Square in Gaoping District, certified by the Chinese Athletics Association and sponsored by the Nanchong Municipal People's Government. 15,000 competitors from home and abroad gathered on the Jialing River to enjoy the beautiful Nanchong scenery and cultural customs while enjoying sports fun.
(Small Biao) Create the "Most Beautiful Jialing River Circuit" and immerse yourself in the beauty of Nanchong
"3, 2, 1! Let's set off together and feel the charm of running..." At 8:30 am on December 30, in Gaoping District Financial Plaza, with a starting gun, Sichuan Rural Credit, Nanchong Rural Commercial Bank 2023 Nanchong Jialing River Marathon and China Sports Lottery Cup "Run All Over Sichuan" Nanchong Station officially kicked off.
This event has three events: male and female marathons (42.195 kilometers), male and female half marathons (21.0975 kilometers), and orientation runs (5 kilometers). A total of 15,000 runners from 14 countries including China, Russia, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Rwanda, and Slovenia participated in the competition. Among these runners, the oldest is 71 years old and the youngest is only 4 years old.
Although the weather was cold, it could not stop the passion of the competitors and the enthusiasm of the citizens of Nanchong. As the competitors rushed out of the starting line, the citizens on both sides of the track took photos and cheered, and the whole scene presented a joyous and cheerful competition atmosphere.
This event took the Jialing River as the axis and carefully created a "most beautiful Jialing River track". The competitors walked along the Jialing River all the way, and the Jialing River Bridge in Beijing and Hong Kong, the Silk Source Point logo, the Golden Bank of the Jialing River, and the Qinghui Pavilion and other landmark buildings in Nanchong appeared one after another.
"Today, I used the way of running to appreciate the grandeur of Nanchong." "Nanchong is really beautiful, and people can't help but be intoxicated by it." In this way, the running process of "the city is by the river, the river is in the city, and the people are in the scenery" made many competitors unforgettable. Everyone said that while sweating in this competition, they were more immersed in the beautiful natural scenery of Nanchong and tasted the visual feast brought by history and humanities.
At the same time, the entire event was also broadcast live, which also made people across the country know Nanchong, understand Nanchong, and fall in love with Nanchong. "Nanchong Jiangjing is really beautiful!" "I will also come to Nanchong to play when I have the opportunity in the future"... Users from Beijing, Guangdong, Gansu and other places left messages with emotion as they watched the live broadcast.
After intense competition, Wang Tao, a runner from Lanzhou, Gansu Province, won the marathon men's championship with a time of 2 hours, 20 minutes and 35 seconds, and Liu Tingting, a runner from Yingshan, Sichuan, won the marathon women's championship with a time of 2 hours, 52 minutes and 9 seconds; Sha Zhengyou, a runner from Liangshan, Sichuan, won the half marathon men's championship with a time of 1 hour, 7 minutes and 6 seconds, and Liu Junhui, a runner from Beibei, Chongqing, won the half marathon women's championship with a time of 1 hour, 18 minutes and 11 seconds.
(Small standard) The warm-hearted service "escort" attracted praise from the contestants
Impact the best results, witness the moment of glory and joy, and safe road traffic... Behind this unique marathon feast, strong service guarantee work is indispensable.
"A week before the competition, I had already conducted an on-the-spot inspection of the competition section. Which intersection has a lot of traffic, which intersection is prone to divergence, which intersection has several police forces... These are all recorded in my notebook." Tang Lin, a police officer from the third brigade directly under the Nanchong Public Security Traffic Police, said that on the day of the competition, more than 160 police officers from the brigade were all on duty at 4:00 am, and actively carried out the field and peripheral traffic command and guidance, cleaning up illegal parking vehicles, guiding vehicle diversion, and maintaining traffic order.
To ensure the smooth running of the event, traffic restrictions were also imposed on some roads in the urban area. "At first, I was worried about how to get from the hotel to and from the competition site. In fact, I was overthinking it and praised the considerate service of this event!" Wang Mingkou, a competitor from Chengdu, said of the free shuttle service for the event.
It is reported that 50 shuttle buses have been prepared to provide free transportation services for everyone. From 6:00 am to 8:00 am on the day of the competition, many competitors boarded the free shuttle bus from various bus points in Shunqing District, Gaoping District and Jialing District. It only took about 20 minutes to arrive at the competition gate smoothly.
In addition, the event was set up to provide post-run stretching and rehabilitation support services, which also impressed many competitors. "After I finished running, I felt my whole body was very stiff. Fortunately, volunteers provided us with stretching and rehabilitation support services such as precision stretching, fascia relaxation, and intramuscular effect patches." Li Hongyu, a competitor from Guang'an, said that through post-race recovery, he quickly recovered his physical fitness and reduced the risk of sports injuries.
"My biggest feeling about this event is that the track is beautiful and the service is caring." Zhou Kangyu, a competitor from Gansu, said with emotion that this event was an unforgettable journey for him to go both ways and make a worthwhile trip. I hope to come back to Nanchong in the future.
"Everyone promoted the marathon spirit of'challenging ourselves, surpassing limits, perseverance, never giving up 'in the track, presenting a very unique and exciting event for domestic and foreign runners and audiences." The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Education and Sports Bureau said that the city will take this event as an opportunity to launch local sports brands, make mass sports activities real, continue to enhance the attractiveness and influence of Nanchong, and continuously create a new situation for the development of Nanchong sports.
