Tomorrow, the 2019 Guiyang International Marathon will start, and more than 25,000 contestants from 21 countries and regions at home and abroad will participate in the competition. From 2014 to 2018, "Guima" has been successfully held for five sessions, which not only has it become a bright business card that shows the beauty of Guiyang's city, ecological beauty and cultural beauty, but also continuously expands the influence of the event and leads the national fitness trend, so that runners from all over the world can live up to this sports feast.
On June 14, there were two days left before the 2019 Guiyang International Marathon officially started. In order to fight with all your strength, runners from the Gudong Guiyang Running Group gathered at Guanshan Lake Park and spontaneously held a pre-race preparation competition. For them, it is normal for them to go to Guanshan Lake Park to run a few laps when they have time. Linda, the leader of the Gudong Guiyang Running Team, told reporters that since the establishment of the running team, he has never missed the Guima competition every year. For them, being able to participate in international events held at their doorstep is both an honor and a pride.
Gudong Guiyang Running Team Leader Linda: Because of this hot weather, only Guiyang has 19 degrees of summer, and the humanistic ecology, runways and transportation on Guanshan Lake are really very suitable.
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2018 Guiyang International Marathon was awarded the title of "2018 China Track and Field Association Marathon Gold Medal Event". This is not only the recognition of the "Guima" event level by the China Track and Field Association, but also the recognition of the city's ability to organize competitions. As one of the only marathon events in China in summer, Guima attracts tens of thousands of runners at home and abroad to meet Guima with cool and pleasant weather and enthusiastic services every summer.
Mini Marathon Athlete: The environment here is very good, the road is wide, the climate is very cool, it is very suitable for running.
Half Marathon runner: I think it's very good and the arrangement is very reasonable. The weather is just right, and when it is hot, I almost finished running.
Guest AI Boka: This city is beautiful. The buildings, streets, transportation and greening are all very good. This is almost the best event I have ever seen and it was held very well.
Time back to June 29, 2014, the first international half marathon of Guiyang fired a gun in Guanshan Lake District, showing the unique charm of Shuangshuang Guiyang to 13,200 contestants from home and abroad. Since then, the number of participants in Guima has continued to rise, from 13,200 in 2014 to 25,000 in 2018. At the same time, Guiyang has also continuously summarized event experience, continuously optimized event services, introduced "face scanning" technology, Xiaoai robot volunteers, health stations and AI data analysis systems, etc., to provide runners with intelligent and professional services.
Run a marathon and fall in love with a city. With the improvement of Guima's competition level, event scale and service quality, the influence of the event has continued to increase. Guima has also been upgraded from bronze medal events and silver medal events to gold medal events, and has been included in the Running China Organizing Committee jointly established by CCTV and China Athletics Association in the 2018 Running China Marathon Series "Beautiful China" theme event.
Marathon is a feast for sports, a carnival for the whole nation, and a window to showcase the city's temperament. Over the past five years, Guiyang citizens have not only developed a new path for national fitness, but also the spirit of this city. The 2019 Guiyang International Marathon will continue to use the theme of "Smoothing Guiyang, Ecological Leadership" and continue to present a charming encounter between speed and summer for runners from home and abroad.
Party Secretary and Director Liang Shulian: Our Guiyang is the only city in the country where marathons can be held in summer. For this marathon, we hope that runners from all over the world can experience the unique charm of China Digital Valley and refreshing Guiyang summer. At the same time, we also hope that the majority of citizens can walk out of their homes, onto the arena, and open their arms to welcome guests from all directions.
Reporter丨 Jiang Shasha Guanshanhu Press Station丨Li Qianyu Yan Aijun. Editor丨Chen Wuyan Editor丨Liu Lu Chen Lijuan
