The marathon of the Sixth National Fitness Games was held at the Longshui Lake, Dazu District. (Source picture)

CHONGQING(CQNEWS)--According to Administration of Sport of Chongqing, the Seventh National Fitness Games will be held from April to November. The opening ceremony will be held on April 23rd, and on the same day, the Longshui Lake Half Marathon in Dazu District will be held, with 6,000 people participating.

A longer sports carnival for Chongqing people

The Chongqing National Fitness Games have been successfully held for six sessions, from biannually to once a year. This year, the organizing committee selects 21 competitions with high degrees of participation and 1 demonstration item, including gymnastic exercises, ping-pong, billiards, go, Chinese chess, bridge, badminton, mountaineering, etc..

The duration of this sports competition has been extended from 6 months to 8 months so more people can participate.

Parent-child group added in the half marathon

From 2016, the half marathon became the activity held on the opening ceremony. This year, the marathon will be held in Dazu District for the second time.

The 2017 half marathon will remain the same as previous in scale with 60,000 runners, among which 2,500 run for half marathon, 3,500 run for mini marathon of 7km. Unlike last year, a parent-child group has been added and runners can bring their children to the competition and share the joy of running. In addition, the competition will be broadcasted live and people can watch it on their smart phone or computer. Professional cameraman will capture the dynamic moment.

According to the organizing committee, the registration will be from March 7th to April 2nd. You can apply for registration at the official website of 2017 Dazu Longshui Lake Half Marathon personally or by group. (Translated by Ma Shuangshuang, Fathom Language Limited)