2020 Shanghai International Marathon kicks off Sports


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SHANGHAI, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The 2020 Shanghai International Marathon kicked off at 7 a.m. here on Sunday. Jia Erenjia and Li Zhixuan from China won the crown for male and female runners respectively. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's event only included the full marathon of 42.195 kilometers with 9,000 participants drawn from 120,000 applicants. No foreign elites were invited in accordance with the epidemic control regulations. Jia completed the whole race in two hours, 12 minutes and 44 seconds, while Li crossed the finishing line with a result of 2:26:39. "After a long time of training and...