2024 Xi'an Marathon set for November in NW China's Shaanxi

XI'AN, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 Xi'an Marathon will be held on November 3 in the capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

"Runners can register through the official website or Qujiang event's WeChat public platform from September 9 to 14," read an official announcement. "A total of 35,000 competitors will be selected to participate in the marathon."

The marathon, which was inaugurated in 2017, attracted around 30,000 marathon and half-marathon runners in its previous edition in 2023.

Dong Guojian, the marathon champion in China's 2017 National Games, won the men's event last year in 2:10:44 and renewed the best result of the event.