China Arctic·Mohe Polar Day Marathon 2023: A Race for Nature’s Enthusiasts in the North Pole of China

2023-07-04 01:21:38

2023-07-04 09:21:38 Source: Leading News Heilongjiang Daily Author: Shao Tian Li Zhang Lei Zhang Shu

On July 2, the 2023 China Arctic·Mohe Polar Day Marathon started in Beiji Village. As the only polar day marathon in China, it attracted more than 3,000 runners from home and abroad.

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The competition events are divided into three events: men’s and women’s full marathon, men’s and women’s half marathon, and men’s and women’s mini marathon (5 kilometers). At 15:10, with the firing of the starting gun, the contestants set off from the Arctic Mountain Villa, along the Sino-Russian border river and across the forest sea, enjoying the scenery of the border river, experiencing the coolness in midsummer, and enjoying the natural oxygen bar.

fire the gun

on the track

After fierce competition, Zhu Keke won the men’s championship in 2 hours, 32 minutes and 51 seconds; Zong Meiling won the women’s championship in 2 hours, 59 minutes and 34 seconds; Daniel SIMATWO won the men’s half championship in 1 hour, 12 minutes and 50 seconds Chen Chunyang won the women’s half-time championship in 1 hour, 26 minutes and 11 seconds.

The players are full of energy

Mohe is located at the northernmost tip of China and is the place with the highest latitude in China, known as the “North Pole of China”. As the best place to observe the Northern Lights in China, Mohe has core tourism resources such as the northernmost part of China, the magical celestial phenomenon, the mysterious stone forest, and the source of the Longjiang River. Ideal place for nature. In recent years, Mohe City has actively practiced the concept of “lucid waters and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains, and ice and snow are golden mountains and silver mountains”. Brigade promotes a new pattern of open development.

Group photo of men’s all-marathon champion, runner-up and third place

Half marathon women’s championship, runner-up and third place

Text/Shao Tianli Photo by reporter Zhang Lei/Reporter Zhang Shu

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