On August 4th, the 2024 International Vertical Marathon Open Guangzhou Huijin International Finance Center Station concluded successfully. The event attracted over 500 participants from across China, including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, as well as international competitors from Canada, Japan, and South Africa. They gathered at the iconic Huijin Twin Towers in the Guangzhou International Finance City, setting a trend for urban sports with this international sporting event, which are hailed as the "king of urban sports."

Vertical marathons typically take place inside local landmark skyscrapers. Since its inception in 2014, the International Vertical Marathon series has hosted over a hundred events nationwide, spanning 26 cities.

This marks the first time for the vertical marathon to be held in the Guangzhou International Finance City, with this event taking place at two skyscraper landmarks: the Huijin International Center, standing at a vertical height of 220 meters with 51 floors and 1,284 steps, and the Canton Financial Center, standing at a vertical height of 320 meters with 67 floors and 1,742 steps.

The highlight of this event was the course set in the Twin Towers. The Huijin Twin Towers course featured a vertical height of 540 meters, spanning 117 floors and 3,026 steps. Participants had to complete the climbing challenge of both towers, with Route A at Canton Financial Center and Route B at Huijin International Center.

With a new course also comes new challenges. Justin, a participant working in Shenzhen, shared with reporters that while he regularly participates in full marathons, this was his second vertical marathon, and he found it more challenging compared to the first "due to increased height and the hot weather in Guangdong." However, this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the participants. "Because it's so funny!" said Justin, exclaiming multiple times to express his fondness for the event using the word "funny."

The venue for this event, Huajin International Finance Center, approximately 220 meters tall, is a business landmark in the Finance City district. Located just 300 meters from Guangzhou Metro Line 5 Keyun Lu Station, which connects to the Jinrongcheng Railway Station of Guangzhou-Foshan intercity railway, it boasts convenient business travel conditions. The project offers panoramic river views with units facing south boasting over 70 meters of spectacular views of the Pearl River spanning thirty miles.

After intense competition, Liu Longjian claimed the Men's Individual Championship with a time of 19 minutes and 3 seconds, while Zheng Bingling won the Women's Individual Championship with a time of 22 minutes and 21 seconds. Yuancun Chamber of Commerce Team secured the Team Relay Championship with a time of 23 minutes and 16 seconds.

Source :Lingnan on the Cloud

开启全民健身“Party”！垂马赛事首次落地广州国际金融城

8月4日，2024国际垂直马拉松公开赛广州·汇金国际金融中心站圆满收官。本站赛事既有全国各地及港澳台地区的选手，还有来自加拿大、日本、南非的国际选手，500余名参与者齐聚广州国际金融城地标建筑——汇金双子塔，以国际化运动赛事引领城市运动风尚。垂直马拉松被称为“都市运动之王”。

垂直马拉松均选择当地地标性摩天建筑内进行比赛。自2014年开启至今，国际垂直马拉松系列赛在全国范围内累计落地超百场垂马赛事，足迹覆盖全国26个城市。

这是垂马赛事首次落地广州国际金融城，此次赛事设置在摩天商务地标——垂直高度220米、51层、阶梯级数1284级的汇金国际金融中心和垂直高度320米、67层、阶梯级数1742级的广州汇金中心举行。

本站赛事最大的亮点在于双子塔赛道的设置，汇金双子塔赛道垂直高度累计540米、共117层、3026级阶梯，参赛选手需完成两栋楼的攀爬挑战，分别为A赛道广州汇金中心和B赛道汇金国际金融中心。

新赛道也意味着新挑战。在深圳工作的参赛者Justin向记者介绍道，平日里他经常参加全马赛事，这是他第二次参加垂直马拉松，但相比第一次，感觉这次的难度要更大。“因为高度增加了，而且现在广东的天气很炎热，不过这并没有阻挡参赛者们的热情。 Because it's so funny!”对于这项赛事，Justin不止一次以“funny”来表达对其的喜爱。

本次的赛事场地——汇金国际金融中心，高度约220米，是金融城片区商务地标，距离5号线科韵路仅约300米，接驳广佛城轨交通枢纽-金融城站，拥有便捷的商务出行。项目占据一线江景，南向单位拥有超70米巨幕江景视野，盛揽三十里珠江风光。

经过紧张刺激的角逐，最终，刘龙健以19分03秒的成绩荣膺个人组男子冠军，参赛选手郑冰铃则以22分21秒的成绩摘得个人组女子桂冠，员村商会队以23分16秒的成绩获得团体接力组冠军。

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