September 18, 2017 |
Keywords:Yiwugou, Yiwu, Marathon, Half-marathon, Mini-marathon, Family fun race
n the afternoon Sept. 7th, Yiwu International Marathon Organizing Committee held a press conference, officially announced “Yiwugou” 2017 Yiwu International Marathon will be held on Nov. 19th.
After two years of event precipitation, Yiwu International Marathon has become the city’s annual sports festival, it’s a golden name card of “healthy Yiwu”, “international Yiwu”, & “business Yiwu”.
Same as last year, Yiwu Marathon will also be three events, namely half-marathon (21.0975 km), mini-marathon(6.5 km), and family fun race(2.1 km), available for the selection of marathon lovers.
The age limits of half-marathon and mini-marathon are above 16 years old (born before Nov. 18, 2001) and 14 years old (born before Nov. 18, 2003) , respectively, and the age limit of children participating in family fun race is 6 — 14 years old (born after Nov. 19, 2003 and before Nov. 18, 2011) , and one child must be accompanied by at least one guardian during the event.
According to information, the maximum number of participants will be 13,000, among which 4,000 will still be the quota for half-marathon, 6,000 for mini-marathon, and 3,000 for family fun race.
The enrollment will start at 9:00 AM on September 8th, the deadline at 17:00 on September 30th, it will be closed as soon as it’s full. The player can sign up thru “Yiwugou” APP on mobile phone or visit the official website www.ywim. org.
Upon the news from Organizing Committee, till September 10th, 10024 people have registered, including half-marathon 2450 people, the mini-marathon 4505 people,and the family fun race project registration is over, accept the registration 3069 people.
