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20 17 when will Beijing international long-distance running festival and Beijing half marathon start?

According to media reports, the 20 17 Beijing International Long-distance Running Festival and Beijing Half Marathon (referred to as "Beijing Run") started running on the morning of 16, with about 20,000 runners participating.

The event was hosted by Beijing Sports Bureau and China Athletics Association, and hosted by Beijing Sports Competition Management Center. The half marathon starts at Tiananmen Square and ends at Landscape Avenue in the central area of the Olympic Park, passing through East Chang 'an Avenue, Anwai Avenue and Olympic Sports Middle Road, with a total distance of 2 1.0975km.

Less than 6 o'clock, a large number of players have gathered at the scene. Some runners told reporters that they had signed up for the competition a few years ago, but unfortunately they failed to do so. They are lucky to win the lottery this year. I hope to have good luck every year.

Since the event was upgraded to a half marathon last year, the enthusiasm of runners to participate in the event is getting higher and higher. According to the organizer, in order to allow more players to participate in the competition, the registration method of this year's competition was changed from "first come, first served" to the method of predicting names by drawing lots. During the two-week forecast period, * * * attracted nearly 50,000 people to sign up and had to draw lots by computer to decide the entry list. In the end, 20,000 runners became lucky.