12,000 runners competed in Qidong Marathon

By Yuan Xiaojie, Huang Hai and Li Bo

On 30th March, 2025 Qidong Marathon and the first Zhang Jian Marathon started.

The marathon attracted in total 12,000 runners to participate, including 2,000 full marathon runners, 8,000 half marathon runners and 2,000 fun run runners. 70% of the participants are from other cities. There were also foreign athletes from 8 counties which are Australia, Japan, Kenya, Sweden, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea and New Zealand.