First Chinese runner wins men's full marathon in Shenzhen

He Jie, a professional runner from the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, won the men's full marathon of the 2022 Shenzhen Marathon with a time of 2:13:29 on Sunday.

He became the first Chinese runner to win in the men's category of the event, which was originally launched in December 2013.

The event featured 20,000 runners from 14 countries and regions together in the city in Guangdong province after being suspended for three years due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

He won the bronze medal in the 2022 Beijing Marathon in November and finished the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:11:18 in September, making him a qualified international athlete.

During the Shenzhen event, He picked up speed unexpectedly during the last 3 kilometers, passing two Ethiopian athletes to finish first, 21 seconds ahead of the runner-up.