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2022 Hainan Danzhou Marathon registration opens November 15th

The 2022, Hainan Danzhou Marathon will start from the Danzhou Cultural Square at 7:30 am on December 18th.

Registration for the Marathon will open at 10:00 am on November 15th. 

The number of places is limited so registration is on a first come first served basis.

The Hainan Danzhou International Marathon includes a full marathon, half marathon and healthy fun run events. 

2022, Hainan Danzhou Marathon details:

Competition time and place:

Date: December 18th, 2022 (Sunday) at 7:30 am

Location: Danzhou Cultural Square, Danzhou City, Hainan Province

Full Marathon:  (42.195 kilometres) 3,000 people

Half marathon:  (21.0975 kilometres) 6,000 people

Mini Health Fun Run: (5 km) 9,000 people

Total participants: 18,000 people

Competition groups:

Men and women’s marathon

Half Marathon, men and women’s teams

Mini fitness run (male or female)

Competition route: 

Starting point: North of Danzhou Cultural Square

Finishing point: North of Danzhou Cultural Square (marathon, half marathon)

South of Danzhou Cultural Square (Mini Health Fun Run)

Hainan, Danzhou Marathon Route

Eligibility:

Age requirements:

1. Marathon: 20 years old at the time of the competition

2. Half marathon: 16 years old at the time of the competition

3. Mini Health Fun Run Individual Group: 13 years or older at the time of the competition

Note: For minors under the age of 18 (born after December 18th, 2004) their guardian or legal representative must sign a “Participation Statement” before they can sign up for the competition and receive supplies.

How to sign up:

The marathon event is limited to 3,000 participants (including couple runs); the half marathon event is limited to 6,000 participants (including couple runs); the mini health run event is limited to 9,000 participants (including parent-child runs).

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. If the number of applicants reaches the limit within the registration period, registration will be closed.

Registration time:

November 15th, 2022 – November 24th, 2022

Contestants can log on to the official website www.danma.cn to register according to relevant requirements within the registration period. For the specific registration time and method, please pay attention to the official “Registration Instructions”.

Consulting phone: 0898-23326800 Email: idanma@163.com

Application fee (RMB)

Marathon 150 yuan/person;

Half marathon 150 yuan/person;

Marathon/half marathon couples run 365 yuan/pair;

Mini health run 60 yuan/person;

The Mini Healthy Run parent-child run group is 60 yuan per person.

Once successfully registered, the details cannot be changed. If you quit the competition due to personal reasons, the registration fee will not be refunded. If between successful registration and the competition day, the COVID epidemic risk level in the area where the contestant is located becomes a low, medium, or high risk area, the organizing committee will cancel his registration and refund the registration fee.

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