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2015 Jiuquan Gobi Super Marathon Ends Perfectly

Publication Date:2015-11-10

At 10:00 a.m. on November 8th, 2015, Changan Ford Kuga 2015 Jiuquan International Gobi Super Marathon, the world's first super marathon event with "Gobi landform" as the track, started in Jiuquan, Gansu Province. Nearly 200 invited players from 27 countries participated in the competition, challenging their physical strength and willpower on the Gobi track. Olympic champions Xing Aowei and Yang Yilin served as the leading guests of the event, and together with many runners, they "Pursued the dream of surpassing the horse without end".

Xia Hongmin, Vice Governor of Gansu Provincial People's Government, Vice Secretary of Jiuquan Municipal Committee, Duwei, Mayor of Jiuquan Municipal Government, Chen Xiaobo, Director of Marketing Department of Chang'an Ford Sales Company, Wang Dawei, Vice Chairman of China Track and Field Association, Xiao Lin Zhuangping, Honorary Director of International Super Running Association, Liu Xinping, Vice Director of Gansu Sports Bureau, Wu Jiwei, Vice Mayor of Jiuquan Municipal People's Government, and Wang Honglan, Director of Jiuquan Sports Bureau. Leaders and guests such as Olympic champion Xing Aowei, Olympic champion Yang Yilin, Chang'an Ford SUV brand manager Li Yuefei, executive director of ISM International Sports Management Co., Ltd., and chairman of Beijing Pan-China Sports Industry Co., Ltd. Cui Zhiqiang attended the ceremony.

The route of Changan Ford Winged Tiger 2015 Jiuquan International Gobi Super Marathon includes black Gobi, sandy land, reed grassland, Yadan landform and other landforms, of which Gobi is the main terrain (50%), with a cumulative climb and drop of 80 meters. The 50km track is a closed circular route. The starting point is Xintiandun Farm in Suzhou District of Jiuquan City. It passes through Huoshixia, Tianluocheng, Jiudaoquan and Huacheng Lake and finally returns to the end of Xintiandun. There are 10 punch points in the competition, and there is a special closing time in each section. On the 50-kilometer track, in addition to the medical aid point, the organizing committee will set up medical service volunteers along the track to assist in medical aid and maintain the order of the race. Participants can use the call whistle they carry with them to ask for help at any time. According to the actual situation, the supply station provides cooling sponges, drinking water, seasonal fruits, dried fruits, energy bars, biscuits and snacks to the athletes. A large supply station is also set up for the athletes at 26.4 kilometers of the track.

Today, the weather in Jiuquan is sunny and sunny, which provides a good objective condition for the players to play. In the end, Charles Kmuta Kgen (Charles Muta Ken) from Kenya won the men's championship with a time of 3:30:40, and Francs Wachra Komu (Francis Wocha Kemu), also from Kenya, won the men's runner-up with a time of 3:30:43. Third place went to James Walmsley from the United States in 3:37:28. In the women's group, German player Pamela Claudia Veith won the championship with a score of 4:25:27, and Chinese player Zheng Wenrong won the second place with a score of 4:33:34. Yumiko Ohishi from Japan finished third in 4:45:47. In addition, Chinese player Chen Lun won the tenth place in the men's group with a score of 3:55:44, and won the special award for Chinese athletes.

Changan Ford Winged Tiger 2015 Jiuquan International Gobi Super Marathon is a physical and mental challenge for every competitor, a battle of physical strength and willpower. Pamela, the women's champion, said: "This is my first international champion. Running in the desert and Gobi is a wonderful experience. After this competition, I will get a better promotion for myself.". Zheng Wenrong, the women's runner-up, is an excellent marathon runner. For this race, she said frankly that the Gobi Super Horse is completely different from the marathon. She exercised her will quality, but she did not expect to get the second place and improve her self-confidence. Francis, the runner-up of the men's group, said when talking about being the runner-up by three seconds: "I am very happy to finish the race with my friends. The place is not important. The track has various landforms and great ups and downs. It is a process of training and self-experience. I already feel great!" Chen Lun felt more fun in running and charm in the super-difficult track. Very satisfied with the performance of the first trip to the Gobi. The courage to challenge the limits, the determination to explore the unknown, the indomitable will and the belief of never giving up displayed by the competitors in the competition not only fully interpret the spirit of facing challenges and daring to surpass, but also comprehensively present the desire for freedom and dreams, the courage to explore and explore, and the fearlessness of the road ahead advocated by Ford Winged Tiger. It coincides with Ford Winged Tiger's brand spirit of "opening endless possibilities".