New discipline and new technology feature in 2024 Marathon

More than 98 percent of runners completed their races in the 2024 Shanghai Marathon, which attracted a total of 38,000 participants in the 42-kilometer full marathon and the mini marathon.

The runners set off from the Bund on Sunday morning.

Samsom Amare from Eritrea won the men's full marathon, clocking 2:06:26. He was followed by Kenyan duo Titus Kipruto (2:06:30) and Solomon Kirwa Yego (2:06:34).

The women's title went to Ethopian runner Bekelech Gudeta Borecha, clocking 2:25:21. She was followed by compatriots Sisay Meseret Gola (2:25:29) and Tejitu Siyum (2:26:28).

Wu Xiangdong (2:09:31) and Zhang Deshun (2:26:39) became the men's and women's domestic champions of the full marathon, respectively.

This is the first year the Shanghai's event has been named a candidate race for the Abbott World Marathon Majors - the world's largest high-level marathon tour.