The Dinosaur Half Marathon in Zigong City, Sichuan Province Launches Competition

|ChinaNews|Published:2023-03-21 11:23:14

On March 19, the 2023 Zigong Dinosaur Half Marathon and the "Run All over Sichuan" Zigong Station of "Surprise Zigong, Fun Da'an" kicked off at the Qinglong Lake Square. More than 6000 runners gathered by the Qinglong Lake, bringing a competition of passion and endurance.

Shoot the gun and start the competition [Photo by Zhao Li]

After intense competition, contestant Ma Zhaojian finally took the lead in colliding with a result of 1 hour, 7 minutes, and 40 seconds, winning the half marathon men's group championship, and breaking the record to win the record breaking award. Li Chunxia, a contestant, won the half marathon women's group championship in 1 hour, 20 minutes, and 24 seconds.

Competition site [Photo by Zhiquan Liao]

Zigong enjoys the reputation of "Jiangjie's Hometown", "Millennium Salt Capital", "Home of Dinosaurs", and "Chinese Lantern City". It is a city rich in cultural characteristics. The red education base of Jiangjie's Hometown, 800 years of colorful lantern customs, 2000 years of well salt culture, and billions of years of dinosaur ruins have endowed this city with unique charm.

Happy Running Competition Site [Photo by Zhiquan Liao]

The successful holding of the 2023 Zigong Dinosaur Half Marathon and "Run All over Sichuan" Zigong Station not only disseminated a healthy and positive lifestyle, ignited urban vitality, shaped urban spirit, but also created a city card to promote Zigong, allowing more and more runners to know, understand, and love Zigong.

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