The “2024 China Road Running Work Report” released by the Chinese Athletics Association at the 2025 Road Running Work Conference outlines the vigorous vitality of China’s road running sports with a set of impressive data: in 2024, there were 749 nationally certified road running events, with a participation scale exceeding 7.
0486 million people, and the most exciting one was the number of marathon runners breaking the 3-hour mark, rising to 18000 people.
Behind these numbers are countless breakthrough stories written by runners with sweat and perseverance, and they are also powerful witnesses of China’s marathon sports moving towards a higher level.
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