"Satellite Cup" 2019 Xuwei International Marathon was held in Lianyungang

From: Lianyungang Updated: 2019-10-21 02:56

On　the　morning　of　the　20th,　the　"Satellite　Cup"　2019　Xuwei　Lianyungang　International　Marathon　was　held　in　our　city.

According　to　reports,　this　competition　is　jointly　sponsored　by　China　Track　and　Field　Association,　Jiangsu　Provincial　Sports　Bureau　and　the　municipal　government,　and　organized　by　the　Administration　Committee　of　the　National　Demonstration　Area　for　Cooperation　among　Easter,　Central　and　Western　China　(Xuwei　New　Area　of　Lianyungang)　and　Lianyungang　Municipal　Sports　Bureau.　There　are　three　categories:　full　marathon,　half　marathon　and　mini　marathon.　There　are　15000　runners　from　42　countries　and　regions,　including　Britain,　Germany　and　Ethiopia　taking　part　in　the　competition.

On　the　same　day,　Gong　Xiangyu,　Chen　Ruolin,　Luo　Xiaojuan,　Guo　Weiyang　and　Huang　Xu,　five　Olympic　champions,　as　the　starting　guests,　led　the　way　for　the　competitors.