On May 14, the press conference of the 2024 Jishan Marathon was held at the Red Lantern Stadium of Shanxi Sports Center, announcing that the 2024 Jishan Marathon will start on May 19 in Jishan County. The relevant responsible comrades of the Jishan County Party Committee, the county government and the organizing committee of the event answered questions from reporters on the spot and gave a comprehensive introduction to the relevant situation of the event.
The 2024 Jishan Marathon is guided by the Shanxi Provincial Athletics Association and hosted by the Jishan County Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Jishan County People's Government. The theme of the event is "Meet in Houji's Hometown, Run in the Hometown of Banjujube", with a total of 3 events: marathon, half marathon and happy run, with 4,500 participants, including 1,000 full marathon, 1,500 half marathon and 2,000 happy runs. The whole event will be broadcast live by relevant media.
The purpose of holding this event is to promote the all-round development of mass sports and competitive sports, continue to build the "Jima" brand, promote the in-depth integration of culture, sports, tourism and commerce, further activate the market, stimulate consumption, and increase the popularity and business sentiment of Jishan; We will further make friends and expand our influence, inject new momentum into high-quality economic and social development, and make greater contributions to the construction of Yuncheng as a demonstration area for ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin.
Jishan is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese farming civilization, the ancestor of agriculture Houji once taught the people to harvest grains and arboriculture grains here, and is known as "the hometown of Houji, the hometown of banjube", and is the first batch of thousand-year-old counties in Shanxi Province. There are seven "national guarantees" such as Jiwang Temple and the thousand-year-old earthen carved Buddha, as well as five national intangible cultural heritages such as high-platform flower drums and stilt animals. In June 2017, when General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Shanxi, he said that "the people of Houji will cultivate crops in Jishan".
In recent years, the Jishan County Party Committee and the county government have united and led the people of the county to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech and important instructions on Shanxi's work, especially the spirit of the important instructions for the inspection of Yuncheng, actively promote the farming culture of Houji, and promote the development of modern agriculture. At the same time, relying on the abundant resources of agriculture, culture, tourism, medical care, sports and health, we will vigorously carry out national fitness activities and promote the construction of healthy Jishan.
In 2023, Jishan County will successfully hold major sports events such as the Jishan Marathon and the Jishan Bicycle Race, which have been widely praised and recognized by the participants and all walks of life in terms of event services, event publicity, and safety assurance. The Jishan Marathon has become a window for the county to show a good image and better open communication with the outside world, and has also gathered a joint force for the county's cadres and masses to promote the spirit of sportsmanship and boost their confidence in development, and has opened up channels for special agricultural products such as "Jishan Four Treasures", Jishan cultural tourism, intangible cultural heritage and other cultural and creative products to a larger market.
Regarding the highlights of the 2024 Jishan Marathon in terms of event building and service guarantee, the relevant responsible comrades of Jishan County introduced it from three aspects.
First of all, the track design is scientific and reasonable, and strives to present "the most beautiful mountain". The starting point of the competition is set at Jifeng Cultural Square, the county seat, and the overall design is to take the newly built ecological tourism sightseeing road around the city as the ring, passing through 6 national security units such as Jiwang Temple, Big Buddha Temple, Qinglong Temple, and Jishan National Banzao Park (a national 3A-level tourist attraction) and Fenhe National Wetland Park. The end point of the half marathon is located at the location of the Qinglong Temple, a national security unit, and the "half marathon" runners also have the opportunity to run the thousand-year-old jujube forest with the fragrance of jujube flowers and feel the infinite charm of the national banzao park.
The second is the careful arrangement along the track, striving to present a "colorful mountain". Including high-platform flower hubs, gold and silver fine work, luodian lacquerware and other "national brand" intangible cultural heritage performances, "Jishan Four Treasures" and other special delicacies and intangible cultural heritage products online live broadcast goods, as well as scenic spot ticket discount activities.
Finally, the careful arrangement of service guarantee, and strive to present "hospitable Jishan". Including intimate services before, during and after the competition, safe and complete emergency medical security, and one-to-one docking services for more than 1,000 volunteers, etc., so that the contestants and spectators can fully experience the hospitality of the people in Houji's hometown and the hometown of Banzao.
Contestants' participation
Regarding the contestants in this event, the relevant person in charge of the organizing committee introduced.
1. Registration starts at 10 o'clock on April 6, and the half marathon is fully booked in only 1 hour and 30 minutes, and the marathon and happy run events are all fully booked in 3 hours respectively.
2. The contestants are mainly from Shanxi Province, accounting for 94.5%; The local players in Jishan accounted for 55% of the total number of applicants; Other players come from 28 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, including Liaoning and Beijing; There were also two foreign players from Kenya who participated. The oldest participant is 64 years old, and the youngest is only 1 and a half years old (there is no age limit for the fun run, and minors under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a guardian.) ）
3. In order to ensure the successful holding of this event, the referees of the event are composed of professional referees from Shanxi Provincial Athletics Association, local professional referees and track observation volunteers. The track is measured by a certified surveyor of the Chinese Athletics Association to ensure the accuracy of the track data. The qualifications of the participants are strictly reviewed to ensure that each participant meets the rules of the competition. At the same time, the track timing points are set scientifically and reasonably to ensure that the race results are true and accurate.
At the press conference, the organizer also introduced the highlights of the 2024 "Jima" route by playing Jishan promotional videos, animations, and PPT. More than 50 central, provincial and municipal media, including Xinhua News Agency, People's Daily Online, CCTV Network, CCTV Network, China Daily Network, Shanxi Daily, Shanxi Radio and Television Station, Yuncheng Daily and Yuncheng Radio and Television Station, attended the press conference.
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