Marathon race kicks off in numerous cities across China, including Nanjing, Chengdu and Shanghai, November 29, 2020. /CFP

Among them, the Nanjing Marathon and the National Marathon Championships stand out as the most spectacular ones. The event is the only Olympic Marathon Qualifying Race held in China this year. /CFP

Other cities also gathered thousands of enthusiastic marathon runners. /CFP

This year, in order to ensure the safety of participants and organizers, all marathon competitions were conducted under strict pandemic prevention and control measures. /CFP