Beijing Half Marathon to be held in April
The 2024 Beijing Half Marathon is to take place on April 14.
As of 10 a.m. on March 15, a record total of 97,988 people from 42 countries and regions had pre-registered for the event, according to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports.
A participant pose at the starting line during the 2021 Beijing Half Marathon in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
As a mass sports event with a long history in China, the Beijing Half Marathon, which debuted in 1956, is now a grand festival for many long-distance runners.
Entrants for this year's event are required to be 16 or older and must have completed a marathon within six hours or a half-marathon within three hours between January 1, 2022, and February 29, 2024. Documentation of participation in online marathons will not be considered valid.
Additionally, around 20,000 qualifiers are expected to participate in the half-marathon, which will start from Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing and finish at the landscape avenue of Beijing's Olympic Park.
Related articles
Messi to Miami: Soccer star, and a few teammates, show up for Heat
MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi took a night off to watch the Miami Heat.The Inter Miami star and eight-ti2024-04-30Bonmati shines as Barcelona ousts Chelsea in Women’s Champions League semis
LONDON (AP) — Aitana Bonmati scored and won the penalty for the second goal to help Barcelona beat 12024-04-30A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes Indonesia's Java Island, felt in Jakarta
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia’s m2024-04-30Shedeur Sanders shines, new transfers step up in Colorado's spring game on rainy and cool day
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The rain and the cold couldn’t dampen the demeanor of Deion Sanders. The cowbo2024-04-30- HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders expect to sign former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Mich2024-04-30
Patriots spent NFL draft focused on offense, adding QB and support around him
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A smattering of Patriots fans stood outside the gates to Gillette Stadium o2024-04-30
atest comment