Chinese Sports Organizations Bring Chinese Running Culture to 2017 London Marathon

At the booth, many pairs of golden ceramic running shoes made exclusively for the London Marathon were arranged in a pattern to visualize the word "LONDON" -- harmoniously blending the Chinese and British cultures. Mr. Chun Li, designer of these amazing shoes, received a warm welcome from Nick Bitel, chief executive of the London Marathon.

At the booth, many pairs of golden ceramic running shoes made exclusively for the London Marathon were arranged in a pattern to visualize the word "LONDON" -- harmoniously blending the Chinese and British cultures. Mr. Chun Li, designer of these amazing shoes, received a warm welcome from Nick Bitel, chief executive of the London Marathon.

Some runners also prayed for a blessing by writing down their wishes with pieces of paper that were strung up by shoelaces which symbolizes bonding. After that, runners received lucky Chinese knots and postcards of the World Marathon Majors as souvenirs. These "blessing shoelaces" will join the ones from the other five World Marathon Majors as a connected shoelace that is expected to be the longest shoelace in the world recognized by the Guinness World Records.

By jointly attending the Expo, LAIPAO8, Codoon, Zuicool and Utour teamed up to create a running ecosystem that promotes the exchange of running cultures between the East and the West. From basic services such as running stations and bath taking, to mid-level services such as sports products and training camps, to high level services such as marathon registration, result searches, online marathons and traveling with the theme of marathons, the event has served as a platform for runners from China, UK and the rest of the world to share their running experiences and celebrate this amazing opportunity to run.

Contact:

Huang Pan
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