The finish line is still Shanghai Sports Stadium, "Platinum on the Horse" is set off with a new outfit! The world's top players gather again
The runners' festival is coming again! The 2023 Shanghai Marathon has been confirmed to start at 7:00 am on November 26th. From now until 12:00 pm on September 26th, road running enthusiasts can log in to the official website or app for registration.
At the beginning of 2020, the Shanghai Marathon was certified by the World Athletics Federation Platinum Award, becoming the first marathon event in China to receive this honor. This year, Shangma will strive to create new records, create a more internationally influential "Shanghai Highland", and write a new legend. With the slogan of "Shen Ai embraces each other and makes progress together with excellence", the starting point of this "Go On" is still located in Taurus Plaza, the Bund, which has two projects: the full marathon and the fitness run. The competition will still adopt a split shot starting format, and the total number of participants will be restored to 38000, including 20000 people for the full marathon and 18000 people for fitness runs.
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After three years away from Shanghai Sports Stadium, the finish line of this year's full marathon project will return to Xujiahui Sports Park. Runners will once again return to this field that carries glory and sweat, and feel the glory that belongs exclusively to the marathon runners. The endpoint of the fitness run project is located at the Shanghai Exhibition Center.
The registration time for the most closely watched event was also announced at the press conference. Runners who have reserved spots for the 2021 Shanghai Marathon Fitness Run and the 2022 Shanghai Marathon Full Marathon will directly qualify for the competition. Those who are unable to participate this year can log in to their personal center during the pre registration period to withdraw from the competition. Road running enthusiasts can log in to the official website or app of Shangma from 19:30 on September 21 to 12:00 on September 26, and select the corresponding races and events to register. The draw results will be announced on the afternoon of October 13th, and payment will be made from 12:00 on October 17th after the draw results are announced. During the payment period, runners can activate UnionPay Cloud QuickPass through the "Shangma" app or use the "Cloud QuickPass" app to scan the code on the official website of Shangma. When choosing to pay the registration fee with a Shanghai Pudong Development Bank debit card, they can enjoy a 60 yuan discount. The collection of competition equipment will be carried out from November 23rd to 25th at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center.
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There are direct quotas for this competition. The top 100 participants in the 2023 Shanghai Women's Half Marathon, the top 200 for men and women in the 2023 Shanghai Half Marathon, and the top 100 for men and women in the 2023 Suzhou River Half Marathon, as well as the top 100 participants in the 2022 online race who have obtained direct quotas through drawing lots, do not need to participate in the drawing. Runners who meet the direct quota requirements can register from the evening of September 21 to 17:00 on October 20, and will directly qualify for the competition after completing the payment. This year, charity spots will continue to be set up on Shangma, and registration will start at 7:30 pm on September 21, with a total of 800 seats. Once the quota is full, it will be closed. Charity runners who have successfully registered do not need to draw lots and will be considered as having successfully registered.
It is expected that the world's top international elite athletes will once again gather at the 2023 Shanghai Marathon. This is also the first time that international elite athletes have been invited to participate after winning the World Athletics Federation Platinum Award. They will challenge the honor of China's marathon track record. In order to better demonstrate the professionalism of marathon events and the speed of platinum runners, the ranking bonus for this year's event will also be increased. The top eight male and female participants in the full marathon event will receive a bonus, with a champion prize of $55000. This is currently the highest prize money in domestic marathon events, and a higher bonus setting will motivate more Chinese runners to grow and progress, attracting more domestic road race experts to compete on the same stage in Shanghai.
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In order to ensure the safety and smoothness of the competition for participants, closing times are set for each section of the competition route during the competition period, and social transportation is closed within a time limit. The closing times for every 5 kilometers of the race track from 10 kilometers are 8:30, 9:10, 9:50, 10:30, 11:15, 12:05, and 12:50, respectively. The overall closing time for the fitness running event is 8:30, and the overall closing time for the entire marathon event is 13:15.