On July 19, the Information Office of Liaoning Provincial People’s Government held the sixth press conference of a thematic series titled “Improving People’s Wellbeing and Delivering Practical Services to Benefit the People”. The conference introduced the main measures, progress, highlights, and plans of Liaoning’s efforts this year, including promoting public sports facility construction, launching public fitness activities, and innovating voluntary services for public fitness.
Since the beginning of 2023, Liaoning has ignited a new wave of “Marathon Craze” with the introduction of the “Run Across Liaoning” Marathon series. Liaoning sets a three-year target of realizing “Three Hundred”: holding one hundred events, establishing partnerships with one hundred enterprises, and encouraging the participation of one million people. The marathon events will cover all fourteen cities in Liaoning and reach out to counties and townships to promote public fitness activities at the grassroots level. By July, eleven marathon events have been successfully held in cities such as Jinzhou, Anshan, and Huludao, as well as districts and counties including Huanggu, Heping, Hunnan, Shenbei, and Faku in Shenyang, and Zhongshan in Dalian, Xiuyan in Anshan, and Bayuquan in Yingkou. These events have each attracted 3,000 to 15,000 participants, lighting a spark of excitement and enthusiasm across Liaoning, while simultaneously stimulating local economic and social development.
In addition to the marathon series, Liaoning has also organized several mass sports activities in the first half of 2023, including the “Millions of Liaoning Citizens in Ice and Snow Sports” series, the “Trace of Liaoning” City Challenge, the 10th Liaoning Cycling Festival “Ride Across Liaoning”, and the Dragon Boat Competition. All of these activities have contributed to the widespread development of public fitness activities.
Looking ahead, Liaoning remains unwavering in its commitment to promoting public fitness activities, with plans to hold more than ten “Run Across Liaoning” marathon events. Seizing the opportunity presented by its bid for the 2028 National Winter Games, Liaoning will organize the “Millions of Liaoning Citizens in Ice and Snow Sports” series, and bolster the development of winter sports in the post-Winter Olympics era. In doing so, Liaoning aims to ensure that the fruits of sports reform and development fully benefit the people, further enhancing their sense of fulfillment and happiness.
