Cover news reporter Liu Kesheng
On December 9th, Zigong City Cup • 2020 Zigong Dinosaur Half Marathon and "Running All Over Sichuan" Zigong Station held a press conference in Chengdu. At the meeting, it was revealed that the half-horse race will start on December 20 in the Qinglong lake international tourism resort in Da'an District.
It is understood that the whole course of this competition is located in the core scenic spot of Qinglong Lake, and there are 11 mountains in the scenic spot, with high vegetation coverage, and every running enthusiast can run freely. The event has a scale of 4,800 people and is divided into two events, including 2,000 in the half marathon and 2,800 in the mini marathon. Together with the event organization, referees, service personnel and tourists, it is expected to attract 30,000 people.
It is reported that the event has set up a number of awards, with a total prize money of up to 132,000 yuan and a maximum individual prize of 17,500 yuan. At the same time, the Zigong Dinosaur Museum and Shenhaijing will be open for free for all participants, and runners can enter the museum with the race number.
At the press conference, the event logo, medals, running shirts were released, and sponsors were awarded medals. Tong Ling, the women's table tennis world champion and an international athlete, was invited to serve as the image ambassador of this half-horse competition, and donated the calligraphy works of "Sports is the Source of All Life" to the organizing committee of the competition.
According to reports, the organizing committee of the half-horse race will uphold the concept of "green, open, co-construction and sharing", devote itself to the in-depth and organic integration of "sports + culture + tourism" and marathon events, carefully organize in traffic order, safety and security, epidemic prevention and control, etc., provide high-quality, efficient and thoughtful services for the event, and strive to present a high-standard, high-quality and high-level sports competition to the whole society. At present, the measurement of the track has been completed, as well as the layout and placement of some facilities around the track, and the local taxis, hotels and restaurants in Zigong are also fully prepared to welcome the participants.
The "Run All Over Sichuan" series is the first marathon series in China to be held at the provincial level. At present, it has been successively carried out in Chengdu, Guangyuan and other places, and is a road running event linking the province. This half-horse competition will use the large-scale event IP of "Running All Over Sichuan" to deeply integrate the characteristic culture of Zigong City, enhance the brand influence of cultural tourism with sports events, help the creation of Da'an Tianfu Tourism County, accelerate the rapid development of Cultural tourism industries such as "salt, dragon, lamp and food" in Zigong, show the culture, tourism attractions and urban strength of Yandu to the people of Sichuan and the whole country, and promote the comprehensive improvement of zigong and Da'an's popularity.
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