Original title: 2021 Chengdu Marathon will start on October 31st

Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, October 20th (reporters Yuan Qiuyue and Chen Di) the reporter learned from a news conference on the 20th that the 2021 Chengdu Marathon will start with a shot on 31 October, with a scale of 35000 people.

According to the organizing committee, the 2021 Chengdu Marathon, as a gold medal event of the China Athletics Association and an elite signage event of the World Athletics Association, was also shortlisted for the "running China" series. This event will provide athletes with a professional venue according to the relevant standards of the Grand Slam. Registration data show that among the contestants this year, 72% are men and 28% are women. The largest proportion is among the 30-39-year-old contestants, accounting for 39%.

In terms of prize money, in order to encourage and coordinate to improve the competitive level of our elite athletes, the bonus for the whole marathon is 3.15 times that of last year, reaching 730000 as a whole, and the prize for men's and women's champions reaches 150000 yuan each. the amount of prize money for racing wheelchair marathon reached 186000 yuan.

In addition, starting from this year, the racing wheelchair marathon will become a permanent project of the Chengdu Marathon, showing the tenacious and optimistic spirit of the disabled.

It coincides with the fifth anniversary of the Chengdu Marathon, and this year the organizing committee has done a lot of design in the expansion of the content of the event and the experience of runners' participation. With the theme of "becoming a horse and playing", the organizing committee launched a series of activities of the 2021 Chengdu Marathon Carnival, including live broadcast with goods, college student press corps, "Cheng Ma" into the community, food supply stations and other sections, so that athletes and the general public can personally participate in it, and get the strongest sense of participation and the best sense of experience.

The medals, costumes and creative products of the 2021 Chengdu Marathon were also unveiled at the press conference on the same day. This year's medal design uses a simple design language, and the medal can be opened in the middle. After opening, the minimalist image of Chengdu's landmark architecture and colorful abstract patterns are presented in the form of a Chinese folding fan. (end)