At 7:00 this morning, the 2022 Shanghai Marathon race started at Taurus Square on the Bund. Ten thousand runners were divided into multiple batches and rushed towards the finish line with firm and powerful steps.
at 7:30 am, the Huangpu section of Huaihai Middle Road welcomed the first batch of runners. As special players, they have a considerable distance from the mass runners behind them.
As more and more runners approach, spectators on both sides of the road cheered the players, and those with inflatable rods spared no effort to hit each other to stimulate the athletes' greater potential.
And among the onlookers, the reporter noticed an old couple, and the husband held his wife's hand tightly. According to Mr. Tang, he and his wife live nearby and often walk with his wife for exercise. When he learned that there was a horse race this morning, he hurriedly brought his wife to watch it. "I'll take her to see it to add a little fun. I think it's pretty good to go on horseback and can enhance the physical fitness of the whole people. We often achieve this goal through walking." Mr. Tang said with a smile.
Student Zhang from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics stood on the side of the road as a volunteer for the first time, responsible for handing a glass of water to the runner with dry mouth. According to her, she has been looking forward to it for a long time when she heard that there is a launch event this year and the school is recruiting volunteers. "I think the event of horse racing can drive more people to participate in sports, so that they love sports. Their sports spirit can infect more people and also promote sports. Especially in the current epidemic, it is not easy to participate in the competition, and we should cherish such opportunities."
It is worth mentioning that this year's horse racing route has resumed the Xingye Road section in the first half of the period, and the First Congress of the Communist Party of China has once again become a classic landmark in the horse racing track. At the scene, the reporter noticed that many runners stopped and took out their mobile phones to take photos when they passed the First Conference site. Facing the shots on both sides of the track, many runners will also show various pos, and the photographer can press the shutter and record the smiling faces.
At a medical station, a volunteer was interviewed by a reporter. As a staff member of , Nanjing East Road Street, , Ms. Xue specially participated in the Red Cross first aid training in order to join the horse racing event. "I think it's very meaningful as an ambulance staff. Although I'm old, I still want to experience it. I used to feel that it's far away from us, so I can only see it on TV. Now I can experience it personally on the spot and deeply feel the difficulty of the runners. And I think the training is meaningful, just like when the runners had muscle cramps before, my colleagues and I were able to resume the competition by spraying and massage. I feel very accomplished. And this year the track has returned here, and I feel that everyone can feel the strong atmosphere of history while running, and at the same time increase their knowledge."