China: Runners compete during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships
(L to R)Second-placed Cirencuomu of China, first-placed Anchinalu Dessie Genaneh of Ethiopia and third-placed Lu Ying of China pose during the awarding ceremony for the women’s marathon event at the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
(top L to R)Second-placed Muktar Edris of Ethiopia, first-placed Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia and third-placed Adane Kebede Gebre of Ethiopia pose with guest Sabastian Sawe of Kenya during the awarding ceremony for the men’s marathon event at the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the first place of the men’s marathon event during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Cirencuomu of China crosses the finish line to win the second place of the women’s marathon event at the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Adane Kebede Gebre of Ethiopia sprints to the finish line to win the third place of the men’s marathon event during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Muktar Edris of Ethiopia sprints to the finish line to win the second place of the men’s marathon event during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the first place of the men’s marathon event during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Anchinalu Dessie Genaneh of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the first place of the women’s marathon event at the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
Runners compete during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Runners start during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Runners compete during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Runners pose to cameras as they compete during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Runners compete during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Runners compete during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Runners prepare before the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Runners compete during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Runners waves to cameras as they compete during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Runners pose to cameras as they compete during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Runners waves to cameras as they compete during the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Runners prepare before the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Runners Feng Peiyou (front R) and Xia Yuyu (front L) prepare before the 2026 Beijing Marathon & National Marathon Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20261018/b89d380312834812b27670d7f1870af1/c.html
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
