China News Service, Hangzhou, November 1 (Qian Chenfei) At 7:00 on November 1, as the starting gun sounded, 36,000 runners set foot on the 2026 Hangzhou Marathon course, running from Huanglong Sports Center to Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center. Empowered by technology and on duty with warmth, the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau weaved a dense security line along the track to provide "no sense" protection for the event.
At about 4 o'clock in the morning, the "Lingjian" women's team of the patrol special police detachment was the first to arrive at the post to carry out site security inspection and EOD preparation. "Post-2000" policewoman Wang Xinyu graduated from the special police major of Zhejiang Police College. She is 1.82 meters tall. This is her first time participating in the Hangzhou Ma security inspection, using the power of youth to build a secure starting point. At five o'clock, when the sky was still dark, all the security police of the West Lake Branch were in place to conduct hidden danger inspections on the main stage, starting point and along the track, implement pre-race risk assessment, and clean up the venue facilities item by item to ensure smooth order on the track.
At the starting moment, a traffic police cavalry team composed of 17 police motorcycles cleared the way to escort. At the same time, more than a hundred pieces of intelligent security equipment such as upgraded traffic police robots, robot dogs, unmanned vehicles, and drones were synchronized at key points on the track. Technological strength has become an important support for event security.
The track passes by the broken bridge of the West Lake, and the scene of man-machine collaboration on duty becomes a unique scenery. Jing'an patrol members carried out safety guidance and anti-fraud propaganda on the aerial vehicles; the public security IP image of the scenic spot "Lu Ping An" cooperated with the unmanned vehicles to interact with runners along the way. Police officer He Xiaoming gave on-site prompts in Hangzhou dialect, conveying safety reminders while slowing down the runners' pace.
Traveling to Yanggong Embankment and along the Qiantang River, the water PTU and marine police formations cruised on the lake and river, forming a three-dimensional protection linked to water and land with the police force on the shore. A running escort team composed of police officers shuttled among the crowd, observing track conditions in real time and providing timely assistance to runners who were unwell or exhausted.
In the service area of the Olympic Sports Center at the end of the event, Binjiang Police prepared customized themed towels. The two towels can be spliced to form a complete Hangzhou Marathon route map, carrying the meaning of safety and protection. Police drones broadcast warm reminders in a loop, reminding finishers to recover after the game and keep their belongings. At the legal popularization booth nearby, the digital people "Bin Xiaojiang" and the anti-fraud and anti-drug publicity booths simultaneously carried out science popularization, allowing runners to understand safety knowledge after finishing the race.
For the security of this Hangzhou Marathon, the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau invested a total of more than 5,500 police officers to escort the 6-hour event. From pre-morning inspections, water and land linkage along the way, to heart-warming reminders at the finish line, various security measures are integrated into the details of the track, ensuring a smooth and orderly event while demonstrating the warmth of urban management.
"There is a kind of peace, very Hangzhou." Hangzhou Horse Racing has an end, but for the Hangzhou police, protecting the safety of the city has no end.
