2026 Tianjin Marathon starts, 30,000 runners "understand" Tianjin City in the golden autumn
With the theme of "Run Tianjin Wei, Understand a City", this competition attracted 30,000 contestants.
Quick Look
- On October 25, the 2026 Tianjin Marathon started with a gunshot at the Tianjin Auditorium.
- 30,000 runners participated in the full and half marathons, and the course connected city landmarks such as Fifth Avenue and Haihe River.
- Tianjin player Xie Yunce won the men's overall championship, and Xun Nayun won the women's overall championship.
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Why It Matters
The 2026 Tianjin Marathon is a Category A certified event by the Chinese Athletics Association, aiming to showcase the cultural heritage and technological innovation development of Tianjin city through the event.
China News Service, Tianjin, October 25 (Reporter Zhou Yaqiang) At 7:30 on the 25th, the 2026 Bank of Tianjin Tianjin Marathon started with a gunshot on Youyi Road in front of the Tianjin Auditorium. 30,000 runners set foot on the 42.195-kilometer track to experience Tianjin’s cultural heritage while running through city landmarks.
On October 25, contestants passed through Tianjin Wudao Park. On that day, the 2026 Tianjin Marathon started with a gun, and 30,000 runners set foot on the Tianjin track to experience the charm of Tianjin city in the golden autumn season. Photo by reporter Tong Yu
With the theme of "Running Tianjin Wei, Understanding a City", this event is a Category A certified event by the Chinese Athletics Association. The total number of participants is 30,000, including 20,000 in the marathon and 10,000 in the half-marathon.
The end point of the full marathon is at Tianjin Olympic Center on Binshui West Road, and the end point of the half marathon is at Jinmaohui on Haihe East Road. The track connects urban landmarks and science and technology carriers such as Five Avenues, Yifeng District, Laochengxiang, along the Haihe River and Tiankai Higher Education Science and Innovation Park, and focuses on Tianjin's century-old cultural accumulation, urban renewal, and the vigorous development of science and technology innovation.
On October 25, the gun fired for the 2026 Tianjin Marathon. Photo by reporter Tong Yu
After fierce competition, the championship of the men's full marathon was won by Tianjin player Xie Yunce, with a time of 2 hours, 16 minutes and 02 seconds. He narrowly defeated Jiang Fakun by only 3 seconds and kept the championship at home. The champion of the women's group was Xun Nayun, with a time of 2 hours, 35 minutes and 57 seconds. The men's and women's half marathon champions were Wang Chao and Hu Jinhua, with times of 1 hour, 04 minutes and 37 seconds and 1 hour, 14 minutes and 51 seconds respectively.
Xie Yunce said after the race that the cheers from the Tianjin folks along the way gave him the motivation to persevere to the finish line. Xun Nayun said that Tianjin is her "lucky city" and she was deeply impressed by the Ferris wheels and urban landscape along the track.
On October 25, contestants passed through Tianjin Wudao Park. On that day, the 2026 Tianjin Marathon started with a gun, and 30,000 runners set foot on the Tianjin track to experience the charm of Tianjin city in the golden autumn season. Photo by reporter Tong Yu
The event continues to upgrade in terms of green hosting and smart services. According to the organizer, this year's "Tianma" launched the "no bag deposit" green entry channel for the first time, encouraging runners to travel lightly and forming a green closed loop of the entire process from registration to completion. Smart identity recognition, facial recognition, smart wearable data collection and smart medical services cover key aspects of the event.
Beyond the track, the linkage between the city and the event has been further deepened. It is reported that the 2.0 version of the "Vibrant Tianma·Tianjin Tickets Welfare" ticket stub discount plan covers more than 200 cooperative merchants in the city, and 14 key tourist attractions have simultaneously launched ticket discounts for runners and accompanying persons. The "Tianjin City Check-in Map" is distributed with the competition package, and runners can enjoy discounts from relevant scenic spots and merchants with their participation vouchers.
