BANK OF RUIFENG Shaoxing Marathon 2025

Rules & Regulations

I. Host   

Shaoxing People’s Government

II. Certifying Unit

Chinese Athletics Association

III. Guiding Unit

Sports Bureau of Zhejiang Province

IV. Organizer  

Shaoxing Sports Bureau  

People’s Government of Yuecheng District  

People’s Government of Keqiao District

V. Co-organizer  

Xiamen Culture Media Group Co., Ltd.

Shaoxing News and Media Center (Media Group) 

Shaoxing Olympic Sports Center

VI. Operator   

Xiamen Cultural Media Sport Co., Ltd.

VII. Date and Venue   

7:30am of Nov.23, 2025 (Sunday)   Shaoxing

VIII. Race Category

(i) Men's and Women's Marathon (42.195km): 10,000 participants

(ii) Men's and Women's Half Marathon (21.0975km): 12,000 participants  

(iii) Men's and Women's Health Run (5.4km): 8,000 participants

IX. Course 

(I) Marathon

Southeast of Olympic Sports Center (START, at the crossing of Jiefang Avenue and West Yangjiang Road) → (go straight) Jiefang Avenue → (cross) Jinghu Bridge → (turn left) Shanhui Avenue → (pass) Passenger Transport Center → (turn right) Didanghu Road → (turn right) East Shengli Road→ (pass) World Trade Center→  (turn left) Mid Zhongxing Road → (turn right) Mid Luxun Road → (pass through) Luxun Former Residence → (turn right) South Jiefang Road → (go straight) North Jiefang Road → (turn left) Fushanheng Street (entrance of Guxuanting) → (go straight) East Gate of Fushan Park (enter) → (pass through) Fushan Park → (exit from) south gate of Fushan Park → (go straight) Fuzhi Road → (turn right) Pianmenzhi Street → (pass) Yuewang City Square (Shaoxing Museum) → (turn right) Pianmenzhi Street → (pass) Yuewangcheng Square (Shaoxing Museum) → (turn right) Pianmenzhi Street → (turn right) West Fushan Road → (pass) West Park → (turn left) West Shengli Road → (turn right) West Huancheng Road → (pass) Ying’enmen → (go straight) Guandu Road → (Turn Left) West Fenglin Road → (“U” turn) Yunji Road → (turn left) Jingshui Road → (“U” turn) Jingshui Road → (turn left) Xingyue Road →（pass）Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Gym (Baseball Gym) → (turn right) Dayue Road →（pass）Baseball Gym → (turn left) West Yangjiang Road →（pass）Huangjiu Town → (turn right) Guandu Road → (turn left) Henghu Road →→ (turn left)Jiefang Avenue  Southeast of Olympic Sports Center (FINISH, at the crossing of Jiefang → Southeast of Olympic Sports Center (FINISH, at the crossing of Jiefang Avenue and West Yangjiang Road) 

(II) Half Marathon

Southeast of Olympic Sports Center (START, at the crossing of Jiefang Avenue and West Yangjiang Road) → (go straight) Jiefang Avenue → (pass) Jinghu Bridge → (turn left) Shanhui Road → (pass) Passenger Transport Center → (turn right) Didanghu Road → (turn right) East Shengli Road→ (pass) World Trade Center → (turn left) Mid Zhongxing Road → (turn right) Mid Luxun Road → (pass) Luxun Former Residence → (turn right) South Jiefang Road → (go straight) North Jiefang Road → (turn left) Guangming Road → (turn right) Cangqiaozhi Street → (turn left) West Shengli Road → (turn right) West Ring Road → (cross) Ying’en Gate → (go straight) Guandu Road → (turn right) West Fenglin Road → (“U” Turn) West Fenglin →（go straight）West Weilin Road → (turn right) Guandu Road(Guandu Bridge) → (turn right) Henghu Road → (turn left) Jiefang Avenue → Southeast of Olympic Sports Center (FINISH, at the crossing of Jiefang Avenue and West Yangjiang Road)

(III) Health Run

Southeast Olympic Sports Center (START, at the crossing of Jiefang Avenue and West Yangjiang Road) → (go straight) Jiefang Avenue → (pass) Jinghu Bridge → (pass）Yigao Square→ (Turn Right)West Shengli Road → City Plaza (FINISH)

X. About Competition 

(I) The race shall be conducted in accordance with the latest athletic rules and regulations verified by Chinese Athletics Association (CAA), Regulations  of Label Road Races issued by the World Athletics (WA)，related management methods of road races by the CAA, as well as the rules and regulations of this marathon.

(II) Roll-call

1. All runners please get ready at the specified time and venue. Elite runners please make it separately 30 minutes before race starts. Those who miss roll-call section would not have their performance recognized by the LOC (Local Organizing Committee). NO Entry since 15 minutes after race starts.

2. Mass participants will be checked timing chips and number bibs, so please gather at designated areas within designated time.

3. All participants must wear number bibs in correct ways on front chests, elite athletes are required to wear on both front and back sides.

4. Runners in the backward areas are forbidden to start from any front areas, while on the contrast, it is allowed.

(III) Start Order

Runners shall start off in the following order: ①Elite athletes; ②Social marathon runners ( listed in order of their PB when register, which is subject to the data of Class A1 Marathon results, which is published on China Marathon website, from Jan.1, 2023 till race’s registration deadline); ③Social runners of half marathon (listed in order of each one’s PB when register, which is subject to the A1 class races published on the CAA’s web China Marathon, from Jan.1, 2023 till race’s registration deadline); ④ Social runners of Health Run would list behind.

  (IV) Start method

Each category has each separate starting time. Different areas starts not at the same time. Any invalid starting behaviors would not be stopped, but the rule breakers would be deprived of participation qualification.

(V) About Timing

 i) Inductive timing system is adopted. It starts once every runner passes the start line. Runners must wear the disposable timing chips provided by the LOC to get valid results.   

ii) Runners must run passing all timing carpets on the course road one by one, which are respectively placed at the START, every 5km point, 21.0975km point, the “U” turn point and the FINISH. Any split time missing at any one timing point would cause invalid results, even though the whole running has been finished within cut-off time.

(VI) Cut-off Time & Distances  

For safety and fine traffic condition, after the cut-off time at each respective km point, timing carpets would finish working and public traffic would be disclosed. DNF (Do Not Finish) runners within each cut-off time shall stop and quit the race in time, and may either take sweeping vehicles or public vehicles heading for the finish line. Otherwise, corresponding legal liabilities and compensation responsibilities of any accident occurred shall be borne by the runner himself/herself.

   Cut-off time is subject to the gun time, as below:

(VII) Bag Depositing and Claiming Service

 i) Marathon and half marathon runners shall deposit their race bags according to bib number divisions near the START, and pick up by presenting bibs in post-race service area after the race. Depositing service ends after 7:20 in the morning, and there is no such service for Health Run. No valuables are suggested to be left in deposited bags (e.g., mobile phones, valid credentials, cash, keys, credit cards, iPads, etc.). In case of any damage or loss, runners shall bear responsibilities by themselves. 

ii) The service for half marathon will end after 12:00 on the race day, and 15:00 for marathon. Regarding overdue cases please contact the LOC (Tel: 0575-88588981) within 5 working days after the race day. All unclaimed overdue stuff would be disposed by the LOC thereafter.

iii) There is no depositing and claiming service for Health Run.

(VIII)  Allocation of Stations of Water, Drinks and Refreshments 

(IX) Medical Aids   

i) At the START, on the course (every 2.5kms distances and the FINISH, medical aid stations and ambulances are ready.

ii) Along the course, peripatetic AED medial servers are ready.

iii) Medical service volunteers are allocated for assistance on the course road, ready to provide medical aids and maintain the order. Runners may seek help once needed. During the race, the medical person in charge has the right to issue instructions to terminate the competition and collect their number bibs based on runners’ physical conditions. If the runners do not follow the advice of on-site medical staff and insists on participating, all consequences and responsibilities arising from the competition shall be borne by the runners themselves. If the runners lose consciousness, the LOC will be automatically entrusted to take all means for first aid, including but not limited to CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, AED external defibrillation Emergency vehicles or aviation equipment for rapid transportation, etc.

(X) Awarded runners would receive anti-doping tests according to related rules;

(XI) About Result Certificate: Within 24 hours after the race, results will be uploaded and publicized on the official website. Finishers within cut-off times can log onto the official website (sxym.org.cn) to check results . and can download or print out certificates on their own.

(XII) For more related matters, please refer to the Official Program in details.

XI. About Participation

(I) Age requirement

1. Marathon: over 20 (born before Dec.31, 2005);

2. Half Marathon: over 16 (born before Dec.31 2009) ;

3. Health Run: No age limits.

Health Run（individual）: over 16 (born before Dec.31 2009)；

Health Run（family）: under 16 (born after Dec.31 2009). This category welcomes runners from each family up to 2-4 people (any of 3 formats:1 adult + 1 kid, 2 adults +1 kid, 2 adults +2 kids), namely, a kid under 16 must be accompanied by one guardian at least, otherwise neither race kits nor entry qualification will be be obtained.

4. For any of the above category, minors under 18 (born after Dec.31, 2007) could participate only after permitted by their guardians/legal representatives. While coming to claim race kits, guardians/legal representatives are required to sign on Participation Statement before getting race permit. All identity info submitted must be true, complete and valid, otherwise responsibilities shall be borne by the applicants themselves.

(II) Physical Requirements

  Marathon is a heavily loaded, high-intensive and long-distance sport, and is also a high-risk competitive event, hence it highly require physical conditions. Participants ought to be in physical health under basis long-term practice or training in long distances. The LOC recommends all participants to take physical examinations one month before the race,  including but not limited to ECG examination, blood pressure, heart rates, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, functions of heart, lung, liver and kidney, etc. Additionally, please refer to the exam results and physical conditions to make decisions.Anyone who has any of the following diseases/conditions is not permitted to participate, and shall bear all the consequences and legal liabilities if breaking rules:

i) Congenital and rheumatic heart diseases;   

ii) Hypertension and cerebrovascular diseases;   

iii) Myocarditis and other cardiac diseases;   

iv) Coronary artery disease and serious cardiac arrhythmia;   

v) Hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia diabetes mellitus;   

vi) Influenza two weeks prior to the race;   

vii) Having much alcohol or short of sleep at the night before the race;

viii) Having not fully recovered from infectious diseases;

ix) Pregnancy;  

x) Other diseases unsuitable for sports.

(III) About Registration

1. The race limit is set at 30,000 (including 10,000 for Marathon,12,000 for Half Marathon and 8,000 for Health Run;

2. Runners for registration can log into the official website (sxym.org.cn) within the specified time and register in accordance with relevant requirements. For the specific registration time and method, please refer to the official notice or Registration Instructions.

3. Who are disqualified applicants?

(1) those who break athletic rules and related regulations and are banned by the CAA;

(2) those who break relative rules and regulations stipulated by the LOC or operating units, and are banned by the LOC;

(3) According to the World Anti-doping Regulations and the Anti-doping Rules issued by the General Administration of Sport of China, athletes who register in the doping control’s testing pool  or have retired from it are prohibited to take part in the race, unless he/she has submitted literal application form to the doping control center 6 months in advance, and has got permit already. Otherwise race results become valid due to rule violation.

(IV) Registration Fees

1. For Chinese runners: (including Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese Taiwan):

Marathon: 180CNY/person

Half Marathon: 160CNY/person 

Health Run: 80CNY/person

2. For Foreign Runners :

Marathon: 70USD/person

Half Marathon: 65USD/person 

Health Run: 30USD/person

3.  Payment channels: Alipay, Wechat

4. Once your qualification is qualified, the event category and application info shall not be altered, and registration fees are not refundable.

XII. Ranks & Awards

(I) Rank Award

1. Marathon ( subject to gun time) (Unit: USD) 

i) Top 8 of both men and women winners will be awarded prize money.  Note: for Chinese winners, prize money would be exchanged to CNY currency, base on the equivalent value counting on race day’s currency exchange rate.

ii) “Yue Wang” Award (subject to net time) (Unit: CNY)

① Awarded object: Chinese winners (including runners from HK, Macau & Chinese Taiwan) and overseas Chinese;   

② Awarding Object: Top 100 finishers. See below:

iii) Award for Shaoxing citizens (subject to net time) (Unit: CNY)   

① Awarded Object: finishers who have obtained the registered residence of Shaoxin, or Shaoxing local residence before race registration ends;   

② Awarding Amount: Top 50 finishers. See below:

iv) Award for Running Groups (Unit: CNY)   

① Awarded Object: qualified inner competition running groups (at least 15 runners of scale in each group, among which there must be at least 1 female runner);

② Awarding Method: Sum up the top 10 results in each running group. In case there is no female runner runs into top 10, then the top one result of their female runners would be considered as the 10^th place for calculation. The group with shortest time length shall come out in front rank. Running groups would be deprived off ranks provided no female finishers in the group. In case any two or more counting results are equal, then the group with the faster “top-one” time would get priority, and so on. Top 20 groups would be awarded prize money respectively.

③ Awarding Standard: Ranks are subject to net time results.

2. Half Marathon

i) Total Ranking Award (subject to net time)  (Unit: CNY)

ii) “Yue Wang” Award (subject to net time) (Unit: CNY)

① Awarded Object: Chinese winners (including HK, Macau & Chinese Taiwan) and overseas Chinese;

②Awarding Structure: top 100 finishers would be awarded as below:

 ③In Marathon and Half Marathon, prize distributions of rank prize, “Yue Wang” Award or Shaoxing Citizen Award would not be awarded to the same winner at the same one time. One individual winner could only get prize money against the award with the highest prize amount. Individual prize and group prize can both be obtained by one individual winner at the same time;

(II) Prize for breaking records（only for the Champion） , subject to gun time results:

1. For breaking records of Chinese domestic marathon races (men or women) (for the Champion ONLY): 60,000CNY will be awarded (subject to the final result announced by the CAA before Nov.23, 2025).

2. For breaking records of Shaoxing Marathon (men or women) (only for the top 1 winner): the champion will be awarded 30,000CNY.

(III) Winner list will be publicized on the official website for 10 working days after the race day. For any objection to the data during the period of publicity, please contact the LOC by presenting authentic and valid evidence. For those who are reported to have violated rules and regulations, their rankings shall be canceled base on investigation and confirmation, and the name space would not be supplementary any more;

(IV) To obtain prize money, prize winners shall present their personal valid bank card number, the information of registering banks, copies of ID cards with personal signatures and contact numbers written. After anti-doping tests, qualified winners’ names would be published on official web, and the 15 days thereafter would be considered as valid days for obtaining prize money. Overdue conduct would be considered as abandonment. Contact us at 0575-88588981 or sxmarathon@163.com;

 (V) Each of the top 3 winners (both men and women) of Marathon and Half Marathon will be awarded a trophy and a medal. Only finishers within cut-off times can be awarded finishing medals accordingly.

(VI) According to the relevant laws and regulations of China, winners’ prize money shall be deducted 20% as personal income tax. The LOC would handle this on behalf.

(VII) According to the road race regulations of the World Athletics, the top 8 men's and women's marathon runners are required to pay 2% of the prize money as an international elite contribution to the anti-doping fund, which would be withheld by the event Organizer.

(VIII) There is no ranking set up for Health Run.

XIII. Penalty

Video surveillance will be carried out by the LOC at the Starting & Finishing points and every 5km distances Regarding the following behaviors, the LOC shall give different penalties, depending on seriousness of violation, such as disqualifying the runner, canceling his/her race results, forbidding participation of the next 1-2 years, or giving lifelong suspension.   

(I) Provide false age upon registration or participate with substitutes after registration;   

(II) Carry another participant's timing chip, or carry two or more timing chips while running (including the case that a male runner carries a female runner's timing chip);   

(III) Disobey the specified start order by starting in non-specified areas;   

(IV) Violate the rules while starting;   

(V) Finish the race by means of relay;   

(VI) Refuse to stop after cut-off times or return to the course after quitting from the race;   

(VII) Fail to finish the race along the specified route, taking shortcuts or transportation vehicles into the course;   

(VIII) Repeatedly pass the finishing line or get finishing medals and souvenirs without finishing the race;   

(IX) Fail to wear the personal race number bib in correct ways to pass the finishing line;   

(X) Counterfeit number bibs in private, or pass the finishing line using other races’ bibs or previous ones to get medals;   

(XI) Alter, cover up or transfer number bibs in private, which behavior would receive bear liability for all consequences during the race;   

(XII) Access the entry qualification by presenting fake information or by pretending to be overseas participants;   

(XIII) Conduct uncivilized behaviors like open defecation, littering anywhere, etc.);   

(XIV) Refuse to follow the instructions of working staff, disturb the race or assemble crowds to make troubles;   

(XV) Other behaviors violating rules and regulations.

XIV. Insurance   

The LOC covers a personal accident insurance for each runner. The insurance policy shall be subject to each runner’s registration information. Any false registration information will lead to failure of insurance apply, and corresponding responsibilities shall be borne by those runners themselves.

XV. About Event officials and Referees

All the technical delegates, technical officials, race directors and referees will be selected and dispatched by the CAA and the Organizing Committee.

XVI. Contacts of Shaoxing Marathon Organzing Committee

(I) Entry Hotline: 0086-(0)575-88588981;   

(II) Email: sxmarathon@163.com;  

(III) Website: sxym.gov.cn;  

(IV)Address: Shaoxing Olympic Sports Center, No.899 of West Yangjiang Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China

XVII. Shaoxing Marathon Organizing Committee reserves explanation rights of this regulation. Matters not covered above would be notified separately in future.

Shaoxing Marathon Organizing Committee

August 2025