On April 14, 2019, the 2019 Lushan International Half Marathon was launched in the China (Hefei) Cross-border E-Commerce Comprehensive Experimental Zone. The competition was included in the China Athletics Association's joint event and the Hefei Marathon Series, becoming the highest level event in the Anhui Half Marathon.
There are 3 groups in the competition, which are 21.0975 km half-way group, 10 km healthy running, 3.3 km parent-child running.
After the competition, the player from Kenya, linus nabuswa maruka, won the men's semi-final championship in 1 hour, 05 minutes and 37 seconds. wanjiru julius maina won the runner-up with 1 hour, 06 minutes and 35 seconds. philemon gitia baaru took 1 hour and 06 minutes. The 44 second result won the third place. The women's team half-time champion was won by Kenyan ngugi kezzia wanjiku in 1 hour, 18 minutes and 14 seconds. Dong Shiyun from China won the runner-up in 1 hour, 20 minutes and 46 seconds. Tian Meizhen won the third place with 1 hour, 29 minutes and 04 seconds.
Marathons are common, but live broadcasts with huge lineups are rare. This time Hefei Radio and TV Station integrated Anhui Jingjing, Hefei News, Hefei Life, Style Exposition, Traffic Radio, Today's Headlines, Sina Anhui, Netease Anhui, Fenghuang Anhui, Wanjia Hotline, Hefei Forum, Mobile TV All-Media Matrix. Tantoo Sports, as a technical guarantee unit, provided live broadcasting throughout the event.