This Saturday at 7 a.m., the marathon at the 15th National Games will get underway, officially kicking off the middle- and long-distance track and field competitions. At this edition of the National Games, many long-distance athletes will compete in two or even three events, which undoubtedly adds a significant challenge to their Games campaign.

In the long-distance events, a total of 56 athletes (25 men, 31 women) will enter two or more events, and among them 4 male athletes and 6 female athletes will take on the arduous challenge of competing in three events.

Among the male competitors,Feng Peiyou will take onthe toughest three-race challenge — "marathon, 5000 m,10000 m" challenge,Specializing in track events, Yu Shuiqing will compete in all three events: 5000 m, 10000 m and the 3000 m steeplechase. He Jie, Yang Shaohui, Wang Wenjie and a host of other contenders will also compete in the track events after the marathon.

On the women's side,Liu Min, Li Meizhen, Lu Ying, Ciren Cuomu and Dawa Jila will take onthe marathon, 5000m,and 10,000m as a 'three-event' combination.Xu Shuangshuang, meanwhile, will triple up in the 5000m, 10,000m and 3000m steeplechase. Zhang Deshun, Li Zhixuan and Xia Yuyu will also contest the 10,000m after the marathon, so the racing promises to be very exciting.