How much do you know about the history and development of Stockholm Marathon?

Known as the treasure of marathons, the Stockholm Marathon fires at 2 pm on a Saturday in early June every year. At this time, the climate in Stockholm was mild, but the atmosphere was unprecedented. About13 of the citizens poured into the streets to cheer, and both the front runners and the laggards would be warmly encouraged by them. The competition route fully demonstrates the beauty of this Baltic port city.

Stockholm has always been known as the Olympic capital for a century, and the marathon history here has been constantly improving since 1979. From the beginning, there were only more than 2,000 runners, and now there are more than 20,000 runners from all over the world competing to join. The public's recognition of the incident can be seen.

The starting and finishing points of the competition are located in the Olympic Stadium built by 19 12, which was built for hosting the 19 12 Olympic Games. No fewer than 83 world records were born here, and no arena in the world can approach this number! Enthusiastic spectators will cheer for all the runners here. This race route basically runs through the heart of Stockholm. The surrounding scenery will change from the Royal Forest Park to the streets of big cities. It is no exaggeration to say that it is one of the most beautiful racetracks in the world.

The event spans the whole city, and most of the routes are in the city. Along the way, the activity passes through many famous city signs, such as Swedish Palace, Central Station, City Hall, Royal Opera House and Parliament Building. Runners will enjoy the charming scenery of cities and buildings from the Middle Ages to the present in one day. And because the activity started at noon 12, many citizens came to support the refueling.

Because of the hot weather, there will be many water stations, spraying equipment, simple and rude shower stations and so on. The supply station has ice water, sports drinks, cola, coffee, frozen apples, frozen pickles and so on. In addition to official water stations, citizens will also provide water stations spontaneously to help runners cool down.

In 2003, the Stockholm Marathon was held on June 14, and Kenyan male athlete Josef Chemjoel and Swedish female athlete Marie Sudstrom Lundberg won the male and female championships respectively. This is the third time that lundberg has won the championship. Previously, she won the second place twice and the third place three times, thus becoming the athlete who won the most medals in the 25 years since the event was held. The 43-year-old woman, who won the Swedish national championship 18 times, told reporters after the game: "This game is of great significance to me because I am about to participate in the World Cup!"