The2024Wuhan Marathon will be held on March 24and is expected to draw 30,000runners, the organizing committee?said on?Tuesday.

The course will take in several tourist attractions in?Wuhan,?starting from the office buildingof China Three GorgesCorporationbeside theYangtze River and ending at Happy Valley, a popular amusement park in the city.

The event consists of three categories: full marathon?(42.195?km), half marathon?(21.0975?km)?and 13-km?run. The number of runners will reach 12,000 for the full marathon,?10,000?for the half marathon and?8,000?for the 13-km?run,?according to officials.

Participants can make registration on the official website of Wuhan Marathon?from January 10 to 13. The draw resultis expected to be announced in early February.

Coinciding with the cherry blossom season, a series of cultural and tourism activities will also be organizedduring the Wuhan Marathon.(en.hubei.gov.cn by Zhang Yawei）