/PRZWT/SHANGHAI, April 23, 2024 - At 8 a.m. on April 20, the Bank of Shanghai Cup 2024 Shanghai Maqiao International Half Marathon opened fire at the Qizhong Tennis Center at Jiushi Stadium, attracting 4,000 Chinese and foreign runners.
This event is guided by the Shanghai Municipal Sports Federation and the Minhang District People's Government, sponsored by the Minhang District Sports Bureau and the Maqiao Town People's Government, organized by Today Travel Sports Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., organized by the Maqiao Town Cultural and Sports Development Center and the Qizhong Tennis Branch of Shanghai Jiushi Sports Industry Development (Group) Co., Ltd., and sponsored by the Bank of Shanghai.
"Surprise" again and again
This event features two events, a half marathon and a healthy run. Among them, 66% of the half marathon registrants, and 77% of the young and middle-aged runners aged 30-59. In addition, although the half marathon event is dominated by male runners, the proportion of large-size T-shirts is significantly lower than that of a healthy run, indicating that long-distance running has a significant role in promoting good health!
In addition to the marathon runners gathered, the organizers also joined hands with more than 10 brands such as Bank of Shanghai, Red Elephant Hui, Nabodi, Pulse, Drinking Boiled Water, Masheng, and Moshi Kitchen to prepare a full range of surprise interactions and gifts covering "Food, Drink and Play Shopping" for all the runners present at the event site!
Finally, with the help of Maqiao Half Horse, Zhang Ligang won the Half Horse Men's Championship in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 37 seconds, and Qin Yingying won the Half Horse Women's Championship in 1 hour, 20 minutes and 50 seconds.
"Sense of detail" is full
The Shanghai Maqiao Semi-Marathon has gone through 7 years, and the theme of "One Horse First" is full of the beautiful meaning that the event organizing committee has placed on the runners to run their best results. For 7 years, Maqiao Semi-Marathon has insisted on running races for ordinary runners and mass runners, so that every runner who loves running can have a stage to realize their dreams and surpass themselves. This event is on par with the top domestic events in terms of main venue, track planning, event guarantee, and event services, so that deep runners can run with peace of mind, rest assured, and have fun! At the same time, more healthy running places will be opened, allowing more age groups and more families to participate and share the fun of national fitness. After the race, the organizers specially set up links such as performance photos, T-shirt hot stamping, medal lettering, etc. for the runners, as well as a variety of fun and interactive benefits, creating a runners' carnival for the runners. Come to Maqiao Half Marathon, in addition to challenging personal PB, there are also social, party, love and sharing!
"Sense of sincerity" Duoduo
2024 coincides with the 75th anniversary of the founding of New China, and is also a key year for Chinese athletes to go to the Paris Olympic Games, implement the "14th Five-Year Plan", and implement the national fitness plan. The organizers of Maqiao Banma adhere to the goal of safe and orderly, considerate service, and exciting experience. They want to run what the runners want, and meet the needs of the runners to further improve the quality of the event and the experience of the runners. 3 fog cannon cars, 7 ambulances, 9 medical emergency points, 35 EDAs, 40 track first responders, 150 track medical observers, 336 security personnel, and 374 event service volunteers were set up on the spot, forming a professional, high-quality, efficient, and enthusiastic event support service team to help the runners create better results. The scene also invited high-quality sports companies to set up stalls to participate, focus on developing the sports event economy, vigorously create a "sports + consumption" atmosphere, and continue to optimize the "travel with the event" environment.
"Spring" is strong
As the national advanced unit of mass sports, the national sports industry demonstration base, and the first batch of national sports fitness model street towns in Shanghai, Maqiao Town, where the event is held, gives full play to the radiation effect of the ATP1000 Shanghai Rolex Masters and the Buick LPGA Championship. More than 45 national fitness events such as tennis, road running, and cycling are held every year, and the sports infrastructure and sports industry development environment are continuously optimized. This year, the District Sports Bureau will join hands with Maqiao Town to continue to deepen and implement the "All'Min 'Fitness e-Up" local characteristic brand, relying on the resource advantages of Qizhong Tennis Center venues to build a tennis ecosystem, promote the normalization and branding of national fitness activities, and meet the fitness needs of citizens of all ages and levels.
This is the spring of runners, the spring of Maqiao, the spring of Minhang Sports, and the spring of every citizen who loves health and sports.
