The 2024 Shanghai Suzhou Creek Half Marathon will fire its starting pistol at 7 am on March 24 in Putuo district, according to a news conference held on Tuesday.
Sponsored by the Agricultural Bank of China Shanghai branch and hosted by Shanghai Donghao Lansheng Event Management, nearly 7,000 runners will begin their 21-kilometer journey from Moganshan Road to the Suzhou Creek Half Marathon Park.
According to the organizing committee, the event has attracted 23,269 applicants and the male-to-female ratio of the runners is close to 7:3.