One of the most important and well-known marathons worldwide, the 2019 CFLD. Beijing Marathon is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race certified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and recorded by the Association of International Marathons and Road Races (AIMS). It is the top-level marathon race in China, organized by Chinese Athletics Association, jointly organized by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports and China Central Television and promoted by China Olympic Road Running Co., Ltd. The first Beijing Marathon was held in 1981 and annually ever since, it has become a traditional international race of great influence and the most representative race of highest degree of marketing by Chinese Athletics Association, with the largest scale in terms of a single event.
