China News Service, Dongguan, March 24 (Xu Qingqing and Li Huo) The 2024 Dongguan Songshan Lake Science City Half Marathon kicked off on the 24th. 12,000 runners from home and abroad gathered in Dongguan Songshan Lake High-tech Industrial Development Zone. Be a part of this sporting event. Kenyan marathon runner Kennedy Muhia won the men's championship.
On March 24, the 2024 Dongguan Songshan Lake Science City Half Marathon started. Photo courtesy of Dongguan Songshan Lake Publicity, Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau
Dongguan Songshan Lake Science City is the first launch area of the comprehensive national science center in the Greater Bay Area. Currently, a number of large devices and platforms have been concentrated. A number of leading companies, represented by Huawei, have developed here, and high-level R&D institutions have gathered here.
Athletes run in the beautiful Songshan Lake. Photo courtesy of Dongguan Songshan Lake Publicity, Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau
This event is certified by the Chinese Athletics Association and hosted by the Dongguan Songshan Lake High-tech Zone Management Committee. The event consists of three major events: half marathon, mini marathon (10 kilometers), and fun run (5 kilometers). The race route starts from Tonghu Ceremony, and the track connects multiple city landmarks.
The total number of registrants for the event exceeded 42,000, including over 30,000 registrants for the half-marathon. The registrants came from 20 countries including China, the United States, Russia, the Netherlands, and Kenya. Through drawing lots, the final number of participants is 12,000.
After fierce competition, Kenyan marathon runner Kennedy Muhia (Kennedy) and Chinese marathon runner Zhang Qin won this year's men's and women's half marathon championships with times of 1 hour, 5 minutes, 56 seconds and 1 hour, 19 minutes and 55 seconds respectively.
Kennedy Muhia, a marathon runner from Kenya, won the men's half marathon championship. Photo courtesy of Dongguan Songshan Lake Publicity, Education, Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau
"I am very grateful for the opportunity to participate in this marathon in the beautiful Songshan Lake. I am very satisfied with my performance today." As a "constant winner" in marathon venues around the world, this is the first time that Kennedy has set foot on the Songshan Lake track. . He said that Songshan Lake has a beautiful environment and a great track experience, and he hopes to have the opportunity to stay here for a longer time. I look forward to continuing to compete next year and showing better results.
It is reported that in order to allow runners from all over the world to experience the new experience of "technology + sports", the event has also launched a runner-specific AI short video service. 8 shooting positions are set up along the track, which will be automatically generated after the runners finish the race. Exclusive short videos, allowing technology to empower sports. (over)