"Splendid Taiyuan, 'Jin' enjoy Taima". The 2024 Taiyuan Marathon, co-sponsored by the Shanxi Provincial Sports Bureau and the Taiyuan Municipal People's Government, is back in September again. At 7:30 a.m. on September 22, Taima will officially start on Yingze Street in front of the West Square of Taiyuan Railway Station.
The 2024 Taiyuan Marathon is certified by the World Athletics Federation and the Chinese Athletics Association, and will be held in accordance with the World Athletics Federation Gold Label and the Chinese Athletics Association A1 event standards. This year's Taiyuan Marathon is the first time that runners have met with runners after the number of participants has been expanded and the track has been adjusted and optimized. In order to ensure that the preparation and organization of the event is absolutely smooth, absolutely safe and absolutely exciting, as early as September last year, the new track planning, field survey, the formulation of the "four plans and one report" and the event declaration and certification have been started, and the relevant competition organization, safety risk prevention and control, medical security, emergency response, supporting activities and other work have also been carried out in an orderly manner with the coordination and cooperation of multiple departments.
This year's event has the following six highlights
- First, the track has been newly upgraded.
This year is the 15th year of the race, and when the original track has been used for 11 consecutive years and is about to enter its 12th year, the Taima Circuit has ushered in a gorgeous transformation and heavy upgrade. The newly optimized and adjusted track, relying on the core roads of the city, connects the characteristic cultural and tourism attractions of Bingzhou, and integrates the urban landscape into it, showing the rich historical heritage and beautiful urban scenery of Splendid Taiyuan in an all-round and multi-angle way.
After starting from the west side of Taiyuan Railway Station on Yingze Street, the runners will run past Wuyi Square, Yingze Park, Liuxiang and other urban landmarks one after another, and overlook cultural relics and historic sites such as Jinshang Museum, Confucian Temple, Chunyang Palace, etc., and fully feel the unique charm of the bustling city and ancient culture. After passing through Yingze Street, running on both sides of the Fen River with one step at a time, the runners can better experience the tenderness of the splendid landscape of Taiyuan. The mini run and family parent-child run will also be a very classic cultural tourism route, and the end point will gather near the Shanxi Museum, Shanxi Natural History Museum, China Coal Museum, and Taiyuan City Library. At the same time, the new course will continue the tradition of "flat and easy running" on the Taima Circuit, and strive to create the best conditions for runners to run the best results.
- Second, the scale has reached a record high.
In response to the needs of the majority of runners, on the basis of careful research and judgment and approval by the Chinese Athletics Association, the number of participants in this year's Taima has increased from the initial 35,000 to 40,000, including 13,000 for the full marathon, 16,000 for the half marathon, 5,000 for the mini run, and 6,000 for the family parent-child run.
Since the start of registration, the peak number of registrations in 2024 has exceeded 120,000, and the total number of registrations and the number of participants in each event have reached a record high. Among the final winners, there were more than 15,000 players from outside Shanxi Province (including 21 foreign players), accounting for 39%; There are nearly 8,000 players in Shanxi Province outside Taiyuan City, accounting for 20%. In addition, 34 world-class elite athletes will participate in the competition this year, including many platinum standard top masters, a total of more than 10 elite athletes PB (personal best) better than the Taima Games record, Yang Shaohui, Bai Li and other Chinese athletes who have stood on the Olympic stage many times will also participate, which will provide more possibilities for breaking the Taima event record.
- The third is the best experience of participation.
This year's Taima continues to adhere to the concept of "serving the runners", and the organizing committee of the event has joined hands with AutoNavi Map to launch the Taima Online Race, inviting runners from all over the world to light up their running footprints on AutoNavi Map, and building a bridge to interact with Taima for friends who cannot participate in the event for various reasons.
With the goal of intelligent events, Taima has made great efforts to build a command data visualization system and a one-click navigation system to provide strong big data support for event operation support and command and scheduling. In addition, there will also be an exclusive customized AI short video for the full-course runners, and after 1 hour of the race, the runners will be able to enjoy their own Taima exclusive "documentary". For the first time in this year's medals, special cultural and creative souvenirs have been launched, with different themes such as "Zodiac Dragon", "15th Anniversary" and "City", which are not only worthy of collection and commemoration, but also can interact with the finisher medals and become a new "skin" for the medals. In order to actively promote the concept of low-carbon environmental protection, the organizing committee also cooperated with the Ant Forest platform to launch the "1kg per person, help Taima achieve carbon neutrality" activity to guide runners to practice low-carbon life and help the event achieve carbon neutrality.
- Fourth, CCTV live broadcast.
Following the 2013 and 2014 CCTV broadcasts of the Taima Race, this year's Taima Race will once again be broadcast live on CCTV-5.
At that time, runners from all over the world who love marathon sports can watch the CCTV live broadcast to witness the outstanding demeanor and glorious moments of the participants. In addition, the event will continue to fully cover the field of new media live broadcast, and will be broadcast live simultaneously on Internet live broadcast platforms such as Xinhua Live Cloud, iQiyi, and Youku. Through multi-level publicity and reporting, more friends who love running can feel the temperature and enthusiasm of Taima, and continue to expand the popularity and influence of Splendid Taiyuan.
- Fifth, there are abundant supporting activities.
In order to accelerate the transformation of event traffic to economic increment, during the event, the "'Fun' Sports and 'Shopping' Wonderful" - Sports Consumption Week will be held simultaneously at the Jinyang Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center, with "Taima" as the core, the sports, culture, food, and tourism will be deeply integrated, and truly create a "Taima" feast integrating music performances, interactive games, trend markets, cultural and creative exhibitions, and theme interpretations.
At the same time, it is also planned to issue 10 million yuan of sports consumption vouchers, which will be used for stadiums, sports training, sporting goods, consumption week activities, etc., 40,000 runners and 80,000 runners who have not won the lottery can directly receive and use, which will better stimulate Taiyuan's sports consumption and stimulate the city's economic vitality.
- Sixth, the service is the warmest.
This year's race will provide full and half-marathon runners with gift packages including aged vinegar, Taigu cakes, Pingyao beef, travel manuals, etc., so that runners can enjoy the delicious taste of Bingzhou at zero distance while running happily.
At the same time, the track will be equipped with 5 medical observers and 2 AED first aid volunteers per kilometer, a total of 320 medical volunteers, and the medical command center visualization system equipment will be added, and 12 treatment hospitals and treatment and transport routes will be specially designated to ensure the personal safety of each runner. On the day of the race, free bus rides, subways, and cruise taxis will continue to be available with the bib number of the race. In addition, this year will also bring a new benefit, regardless of whether they win the lottery or not, all runners who sign up for Taima can make an appointment to visit the Jin Temple, Taiyuan Ancient County, Shuangta Temple, Tianlong Mountain and other scenic spots for free with their registration information and ID documents, and feel the unique charm of the millennium Jin Yun up close. It's not the same Taima
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There is a change in the starting point
This year, the starting point of Taima is set up on Yingze Street in front of the west square of Taiyuan Railway Station for the first time, and there are 10 assembly areas, 1 assembly area for mini runs, and 1 assembly area for family and parent-child runs, with a total of 12 assembly areas.
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This year's race will be ordered from:
Last year's one-shot firing order was changed to a split-shot firing order
As the firing order was issued, the check-in was to be completed at 7:20 a.m. and all entrances to the assembly area were closed.
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The storage and retrieval packages will be transported by van
Due to the difference between the starting point and the finish line, this year's half-way storage and retrieval will be carried out by van truck, and the storage time at the starting point is 6 a.m. to 7:10 a.m. (no runners will be accepted after 7:10 p.m.), and the storage and retrieval truck will depart and transfer to the finish line pick-up area. Therefore, contestants need to go to the starting point in advance to deposit bags and assemble.
Source: Shanxi Evening News