As the world's first IAAF elite white gold standard event in 2024, this year's Xiamen Marathon brought together top experts at home and abroad to compete. The men's championship was fought between Kaebi Bay in Ethiopia and Kiruwa in Kenya. In the end, the former won the championship in 2 hours, 06 minutes and 46 seconds, and Gumri of Morocco won the third place in the men's team.
China's Dong finished the race in 2 hours, 65,438 minutes and 38 seconds, breaking the record of 2 hours, 65,438 minutes and 43 seconds held by Deng Haiyang in 2008. While refreshing Xiamen's best result, it also won the domestic champion of this competition. In the women's group, Ethiopian Mulisa and Moroccan Gardadi won the championship and runner-up, while Zhang Deshun of China won the third place in 2 hours, 26 minutes and 53 seconds.
Introduction to marathon
Marathon is a very popular long-distance running event in the world, covering 26 miles and 385 yards. There are three kinds of marathons: full marathon, half marathon and quarter marathon. Full marathon is the most popular. Generally speaking, marathon refers to the whole marathon. In 490 BC, the Greeks defeated the Persians and won the marathon. Ferdinand Bodes, a Greek soldier, ran back to Athens from a marathon and fell to the ground dead after declaring victory.
1896 In the first Olympic Games, in memory of Ferdinand Bodes, a long-distance race from marathon to Athens was specially set up. 1984 was officially included in the 23rd Olympic Games. Women's Marathon/KOOC-0/9/KOOC-0/0/KOOC-0/0/KOOC-0/7, the first marathon in China history was held in Nanjing. 1957165438+1On October 24th, the first New China Marathon was held in Nanjing. On June 65438+1 October1day, 2004, IAAF announced that the marathon started to have a world record.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Marathon