Nantong Marathon to kick off on March 23

File photo: Nantong Marathon. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

The 2025 Nantong Marathon will start as scheduled on March 23 at 7:30 am in Nantong, Jiangsu province.

This year, the Nantong Marathon, certified by the Chinese Athletics Association as an A1 event, will gather 30,000 participants (5,000 for the full marathon, 10,000 for the half marathon, and 15,000 for the fun run).

Participants for the full and half marathons will be determined through a lottery, with a combined success rate of less than 30 percent. Currently, various plans for security, emergency response, medical assistance, and event support have been preliminarily completed, and the event's main visual elements, participant clothing, and medals have been designed.

File photo: participants enjoy themselves at the Nantong Marathon. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

To support the marathon event and leverage the brand advantage of "following the sports event to consume", a sports carnival is poised to be held at the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area Fitness Center during the event. This carnival will include sports equipment sales, special and premium products (local delicacies), and cultural and tourism products.

In addition, before March 20, the city is set to distribute 500,000 yuan ($69,119) worth of sports consumption vouchers to boost consumption related to the Nantong Marathon event.