The Guangzhou Marathon on November 18 attracted more than 20,000 runners, the vast majority of whom ran without health complications. Two young men, however, died. The first, Chen Jie, was a 19-year-old student at Guangdong AIB Polytechnic College from Maoming, Guangdong province (he was initially identified as 21 years old). Shortly after finishing his 10-kilometer race, he suffered cardiac arrest, and eff ...

This year's Beijing Marathon had its share of hiccups. During registration, Japanese runners were initially barred, leading people to call for the race to lose its "Gold Label" accreditation from the International Association of Athletics Federations. Then, just this week, anxiety loomed over air quality, which hovered between "very unhealthy" and "hazardous." But when the race started, it was all about the ...

The cancellation of long-distance races at university games has highlighted the issue of declining physical fitness among college students. --China Daily, November 12, 2012  The first Guangzhou Marathon was held yesterday morning, with local media estimating that about 20,000 people participated. (This number should be taken with a grain of salt; in September, organizers said "it is predicted that there wil ...