Anfu, June 19, 2024 - On the morning of June 15, 2024, the Ji'an Wugong Mountain Visitor Center was packed with people, and many cross-country running enthusiasts from all over the country gathered together to set off for the first Ji'an Wugong Mountain · Yangshi Mu Cross-Country Challenge.
This year's event is sponsored by the Anfu County People's Government and the Anfu Wugong Mountain Scenic Area Management Committee, organized by the Anfu County Education and Sports Bureau, the Anfu County Wenguang New Tourism Bureau, and Jiangxi Wugong Mountain Smart Tourism Service Co., Ltd., co-organized by Zhejiang Senlang Sports Development Co., Ltd., with Jiangxi Athletics Association and Ji'an Education and Sports Bureau as guiding units. Longjingsong, deputy secretary of the Anfu County Party Committee and director of the Wugong Mountain Management Committee, and Xiao Yao, deputy director of the Ji'an Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, attended the opening ceremony.
It is reported that since the start of the recruitment, the event has been widely discussed for a while, and it is difficult to get a ticket in an endless stream of applicants. In the end, more than 1,300 trail running enthusiasts participated, many of whom were highly influential and well-known elite trail runners. The competitors came one after another, and they gathered in front of the departure arch, eager to start their mid-year trail running exam.
Accompanied by the sirens of the guests at the scene, the contestants gathered in front of the arch rushed out. They rushed towards the martial arts mountains, feeling the particularly precious charm of the mountains with their bodies and wills.
The 2024 Ji'an Wugong Mountain · Sheep Lion Mu cross-country challenge is simplified, and only 30 kilometers of peak climbing group is set up. The route connects Ji'an Guguan Road, Fengzigang, Despair Slope, Hanging Horse Pile, Jinding, Baihe Peak, Tai Chi Palace Ruins and other well-known clock in points and classic routes, with a cumulative climb of more than 2200 meters, which can not only move to the scenery but also fully feel the challenge of cross-country running.
The contestants have traveled through the vicissitudes of life and magnificent nature all the way, and have a dialogue with many mountain travelers from ancient times to the present, just like Xu Xiake who climbed to the golden top to see the wonders of martial arts in the past: Qianfeng Saga Jade Hosta, Wuling is comparable to Martial Arts Mountain.
This event has received high attention and strong support from various government departments in Anfu County, Ji'an City and the Management Committee of Anfu Wugong Mountain Scenic Area. The organizing committee of the event has successively carried out route renovation, safety investigation, emergency drills and other related activities, and gradually refined and implemented the relevant plans and work of the event. Repeatedly polish the details of the event, and strive to bring players and their families a safe, vivid and unforgettable competition experience.
In order to ensure the smooth track and avoid the risk of congestion as much as possible, the race starts with separate guns, and the players make an appointment to start the race according to their own situation; in order to allow the competitors to focus on the race and run without distractions, the event organizing committee has set up 6 supply points far beyond the standard, reasonably distinguishing differentiated arrangements to ensure that each competitor can fully replenish their physical fitness during the race. In order to ensure the safety of the competitors, the event organizing committee strictly sets up and checks the compulsory equipment of the competitors, and ensures that each competitor carries GPS positioning and turns it on, monitors the position and situation of the competitors at all times, and coordinates the dispatch of helicopters and emergency rescue teams to ensure the safe return of everyone.
With the cooperation of all parties and everyone's full efforts, the competition ran smoothly and smoothly. Although the sky was raining from time to time and the strong wind blew on the top of the Wugong mountain, the competitors were also excited and passionate in the wonderful landscape and the simple and warm atmosphere of Anfu.
After a fierce competition, Zhang Sheng from Anhui and Wang Liping from Hubei won the male and female championships of the 2024 Ji'an Wugong Mountain · Yangshi Mu Cross-country Challenge respectively. In addition to the strong competition among top experts, other players also broke through themselves in such a new track and handed in a satisfactory answer.
Behind a sports event, it reflects the concept of deepening the integration of cultural tourism and sports in Anfu County, and also confirms the determination of Anfu Wugong Mountain Scenic Area to build Ji'an Wugong Mountain · Yangshi Mu Tourist Resort as a top outdoor holy place in the country.
During the event, the Anfu Wugong Mountain Scenic Area launched a free policy for players' related attractions. In addition to the competition experience, players can also visit attractions such as Sheep Lion Mu, Bison Waterfall Grand Canyon, and Jifeng. The improvement of relevant tourism policies and facilities has attracted the praise of players and their families who have come from afar, and they have volunteered to become the spokesperson of Anfu Tourism.
