Video loading … Hualong. com-New Chongqing Client News (Qiu Xiaoya) At 8:00 on April 22, 2023, the Three Gorges Orange Township Pastoral Marathon started in the pastoral complex of the Three Gorges Orange Township in Zhongxian County, Chongqing. 3,000 marathon enthusiasts from all over the country gathered together and set up two projects: half marathon (21.0975 km) and happy run (6 km).
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2023 Three Gorges Orange Country Pastoral Marathon started. According to the organizer, the Three Gorges Orange Country Garden Complex is one of the first batch of 18 national-level garden complex pilot projects in China. The Three Gorges Orange Country Garden Marathon Corridor built in the garden complex according to the international marathon track standards provides runners with a high-standard track for running. The contestants set off from the tourist distribution center, crossed the fruitful 10,000-mu orange sea, and passed through the scenic spots such as Daomeng Space, Qinglong Lake and Hehai in Orange Township, accompanied by orange fragrance all the way.
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Player Wang Tao won the championship in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 7 seconds. Photo courtesy of the organizer After fierce competition, in the men’s half race, Wang Tao won the championship in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 7 seconds, Wang Mingcheng won the runner-up in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 30 seconds, and Sheng Wang won the third place in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 32 seconds. In the women’s half, Dong Tian won the championship in 1 hour, 23 minutes and 23 seconds, Ye Rui won the second place in 1 hour, 25 minutes and 5 seconds, and Wu Ruixue won the third place in 1 hour, 27 minutes and 2 seconds. It is worth mentioning that the name of the 2023 Yangtze Three Gorges Marathon has been announced, and interested runners can register through Yundong Chongqing’s official micro-signal. The competition will be held in Zhongxian County in December, and runners will once again run in the heart of the Three Gorges Reservoir and enjoy the Yangtze River bonsai. (This article is from the new Chongqing client APP, please download it in major application markets.)