The first Jilin Songhua River Skating Marathon kicked off on Tuesday in Jingyu County, northeast China's Jilin Province, attracting over 7,000 contestants from China, Nigeria, South Africa, and other countries and regions.
This competition features five events: the skating marathon, the ice and snow running marathon, the snow bike marathon, the ice dragon boat racing, and cross-country skiing.
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