New York Marathon China Exhibition Style

The "SPIKE 150" team sponsored by the China museum in the United States to commemorate the construction of American railways by Chinese workers participated in Newmar. (Provided by Yao Nanxun)

New york, the American Overseas Chinese News-The 49th New York Marathon started as scheduled on the 3rd. More than 50,000 runners crossed the five districts of new york, including many China runners from all over the United States, China and other places. They sweated profusely during the 26.2-mile journey, adding a pulse of fire to new york in crisp autumn.

Since the first New York Marathon was held in 1970, it has become one of the six famous marathon events in the world. With more than 50,000 professional and amateur runners, it attracts more and more athletes from China every year. The whole race starts from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on Staten Island, passes through Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx, and ends at 67th Street and West Dr in Manhattan Central Park. ) stop.

Hundreds of China athletes from China running groups and individuals such as Lanshan and Xinfeng participated in the competition, as well as the "SPIKE 150" motorcade sponsored by MOCA to commemorate the construction of American railway by Chinese workers. Yao Nanxun, director of the Plum Blossom Museum, said that the national relay race, which started in Utah in April this year, quickly won the support of runners from all over the United States and finally ended in the New York Marathon on the 3rd.

Yao Nanxun said that the original intention of Endeavour 150 was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Chinese workers' participation in the construction of the first trans-east-west railway in the United States, to tell the story of 150 Chinese immigrants, and to highlight the contribution made by Chinese to the social and economic development of the United States. Through the cooperation of more than 500 runners/kloc-0 from 34 running groups in North America, such as California "Burn" running group, Blue Mountain running group and Toronto "run more", a charitable fund of150,000 yuan has been raised.

Kenya won the men's and women's championships, and Jeffrey Kamwolle and Joey Kosgei won the men's and women's championships respectively. Kamvorol, a 26-year-old men's team player and world record holder of the half horse, won the championship in 2 hours, 8 minutes 13 seconds, which was his second time in the past three years. Coriell, also from Kenya, won the second place in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 36 seconds, while Girma Bekele Gebre from Ethiopia finished the race in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 38 seconds.

Jaap Kosgei, a 25-year-old woman who challenged the 26.2-mile Marseille for the first time, won the first place in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 38 seconds, surpassing Kenyan mary keitany, who won the championship four times, and broke the unbeaten myth of this "winning general". Jaap Kosgei is also the youngest champion of the Kenya Women's Team after Margaret Okayo, who turned 25 in 200/Kloc-0. Gaetani finished second in the women's team in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 32 seconds, about 3 miles behind Jaap Kosgei at the finish line.

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