The 2023 Wuhan Marathon will be held on April 16 and is expected to draw 26,000 runners, the organizing committee said on Thursday.

The course will take in several tourist attractions in Wuhan, starting from Wuhan Museum of Science and Technology beside the Yangtze 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 8,000 for the full marathon, 10,000 for the half marathon and 8,000 for the 13-km run, according to officials.

Debuting in 2016, the Wuhan Marathon was recognized as a silver label road race event by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event has been held online for the last three years.（en.hubei.gov.cn by Zhang Yawei）