CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The schedule of the major sports event to be held in Chongqing in 2023 was released by Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Sports on February 6. The reporter learned that nearly 250 high-quality sports events will be held in Chongqing this year, including competitive sports events, mass sports events (activities), youth sports events (activities), social sports events (activities), etc.

More than 30 events at or above the national level to be held in Chongqing

A number of brand events continuing to be held

Statistics show that among the events planned to be held in 2023, more than 30 national and international events will be held in Chongqing, including the National Championship of Rhythmic Gymnastics to be held in Shapingba District, the China International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup Rock Climbing Competition to be held in Jiulongpo District, the National Orienteering Championship to be held in Dazu District in March, the 18th China International Mountain Outdoor Sports Open to be held in Wulong District in September, the National Walking Festival and the 9th China-Russia Youth (Summer) Games to be held in May.

At the same time, many traditional brand event activities will also continue to be held this year, including the China-Europe Basketball Champions Cup, the 12th Chongqing National Fitness Games, the 10th Chongqing Li Xuerui Cup Badminton Amateur Open, the 8th Gold Buddha Mountain Climbing Competition, the "National Fitness Day" Chongqing Open Water Swimming Competition, the Olympic Swimming Festival, the Chinese Dragon Boat Competition (Hechuan Station), etc.

Over 20 marathons igniting the craze of running

73 youth events covering a wide range of sports

It is understood that this year's Chongqing Marathons will continue to be popular, with a total of more than 20 events to be held. In March alone, 4 events will be held, including Chongqing Marathon, Chongqing Half Marathon, Yongchuan Marathon and Dianjiang Marathon. In addition, the closely watched Chongqing Changjiahui Half Marathon will be held in April, and the Chongqing Women's Half Marathon will be held in November.

According to statistics, almost 73 youth sports events will be held in Chongqing this year, covering more than 30 sports such as football, basketball, volleyball, sports dance, track and field, wrestling, roller skating, rock climbing, fencing, swimming, diving and chess.

Additionally, in order to further boost the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle and promote the coordinated and integrated development of sports in Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing will hold more than 10 Chengdu-Chongqing sports exchange events in 2023, including the Chengdu-Chongqing Double-city Triathlon, the 2nd Chengdu-Chongqing Double-city Mass Sports Gathering, the Chengdu-Chongqing Go Match, and Sichuan-Chongqing Youth Sports Exchange Event.

More news: registration starts for Chongqing Marathon 2023

The press conference of Chongqing Marathon 2023 was held recently. It is reported that the Chongqing Marathon 2023 will start at Haitangyanyu Park in Nan'an District, Chongqing at 7:30 a.m. on March 19.

The event includes the full marathon and the mini marathon, with 15,000 participants attending respectively and 30,000 in total, which will start at the Haitangyanyu Park in Nan'an District, Chongqing at 7:30 a.m. on March 19. Both the start and destination of the full marathon will be the Haitangyanyu Park in Nan'an District, with the total distance of 42.195km. Participants of the mini marathon will set out from the Haitangyanyu Park in Nan'an District and stop at the Chaotianmen Bridge, with the whole distance of 5km. The Chongqing Marathon course, with beautiful scenery and flat roads, abundant in historical and cultural resources, is also known as the Chinese marathon PB course and the most beautiful course by runners.

Ranking award and record-breaking award have been set up for the full marathon. The former is divided into the competition ranking award and the Chongqing Citizen Group Award. The latter is added with the record-of-Chinese-players-breaking award based on the previous record-breaking award.

The registration has started. Runners can register through the official website of "Chongqing Marathon" or the official account of "Chongqing CM Sports". (Translated by Hu Chuanmin, Fathom Language Limited)