Recently, as a major marathon province in China, Zhejiang Province held the annual meeting of the Zhejiang Marathon and Road Running Association. It is worth noting that out of the 67 marathons held in Zhejiang in 2023, 10 were awarded the Zhejiang Gold Standard Marathon, 11 were awarded the Zhejiang Silver Standard Marathon, 8 were awarded the Zhejiang Bronze Standard Marathon, and several were awarded the Zhejiang Marathon Special Event. The winning events accounted for nearly 50% of the total events!.
From the selection results, it can be seen that except for the Hangzhou Marathon, which is the capital of Zhejiang Province, which is not included in the selection results, almost all major marathon events in Zhejiang Province have been rated as Zhejiang Marathon Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Many runners feel that it is very embarrassing, as the award-winning events almost cover all major marathon events in Zhejiang and have lost the significance of selection..
Ningbo Marathon, Wenzhou Marathon, Shaoxing Marathon, Quzhou Marathon, Zhoushan Islands Marathon, Taizhou Marathon, Lishui Marathon, Shangyu Cao’e River Half Marathon, Hengdian Marathon, Yiwu Half Marathon;.
Hangzhou Dream Town Half Marathon, Hangzhou Qiantang Women’s Half Marathon, Hangzhou Xianghu Half Marathon, Thousand Island Lake Marathon, Tonglu Half Marathon, Jiande 17 ° Xinanjiang Marathon, Jiulong Lake (Ningbo) Half Marathon, Fenghua Cross Strait Peach Blossom Marathon, the Taihu Lake Tuying Marathon, Zhuji Xishi Marathon, and the 8th Rural Marathon in Lanxi, Zhejiang;.
Hangzhou Lin’an Half Marathon, Longwan Half Marathon, Pingyang First Hemei Rural Half Marathon, Cangnan Haixi Half Marathon, Tongxiang Half Marathon, Longyou Half Marathon, Countryside Songyang Marathon, Jinyun Xiandu Women’s Half Marathon;.
In fact, as early as February this year, relevant news from the China Athletics Association showed that the gold, silver, and copper rating system for road running events released by the association in 2012 will no longer be used due to related reasons. The original rating symbols of each organizing committee will be discontinued from the date of the announcement of typical cases, and the new event evaluation system and standards will be released separately..
At the same time, the China Athletics Association stated at the end of last year that the level of signage events does not fully reflect the organizational ability and level of the entire event. For the vast majority of domestic road running events, applying for signage should not be the only pursuit goal and complete focus of work to benchmark against international standards..
For the vast majority of marathon events in China, the event should improve the level of runner service, enhance the safety and security capabilities of the event, adapt to local conditions, combine local characteristics, and leverage its comparative advantages to truly improve the organization ability and standards of the event, enhance the service level for participants, medical rescue support level, and emergency handling ability..
What do you think of the Zhejiang Marathon and Road Running Association’s re release of the 2023 Zhejiang Marathon Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals? Do you think that the significance of selection has been lost in almost all the large marathon events in Zhejiang, where there are awards? Welcome to leave a message at the bottom to share with us~.