Xinhua News Agency reported the launching ceremony of the 2021 Guangzhou Huadu Rock and Roll Marathon Online Race and the 5km Happy Run at the Huadu Lake National Wetland Park Plaza in Huadu District, Guangzhou City on the 21st. 500 runners participated in the offline run, nearly 20 Enrollees of the Ten Thousand Online Tournament will “enter in the cloud” across the country.
According to reports, this year’s Guangzhou Huadu Rock Marathon will be held in a combination of online and offline. The offline 5km Happy Run is located in Huadu Lake Wetland Park, with 500 runners participating; after the offline run, it will last for a week. The online competition was also started simultaneously. The online competition had three events of 5 km, 10 km and half marathon, and more than 196,000 people signed up.
“All the runners have tested the nucleic acid 48 hours before the race. You don’t need to walk in long lines for a long time when you start. You can also see the scenery of the wetland park along the way. Under such a lightweight offline race, people feel safe and enjoy it.” A runner said after the race.
Under the premise of preventing and controlling the epidemic, in order to allow more citizens to participate in this year’s rock and roll marathon, the Guangzhou Huadu Rock Marathon has jointly launched multiple events in conjunction with the Yuerunquan APP, the official Weibo and short video platforms of Guangzhou Metro. This online activity is both fun and participatory, allowing online runners to feel a different atmosphere. The organizing committee of the competition invited illustrators to specially design image illustrations for the competition, and also launched the WeChat emoticon package of “Hua Hua Du Hua Ma”.
The “Huayang Bazaar” with Huadu characteristics was also unveiled at the launching ceremony. A bazaar with six themes of eating, drinking, playing, fun, shopping and sports allows runners to experience the intangible cultural heritage of Huadu up close, taste the specialties of Huadu, and experience the cultural tourism of Huadu in a one-stop way. charm.
As a world-renowned street brand event brand, Rock Marathon has a history of 23 years. It was introduced to China by Wanda Sports in 2017. It has traveled through Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing and other cities, and more than 100,000 runners participated in offline events.
Editor: Zhenglong