3rd trail running held in Mengla to mark new year

The 3rd Mengla Rainforest Cross-border Trail Running was held on December 31 to mark the new year of 2021, with the 5km titles secured by runners Ji Jiawei and Sun Siyan. 

After fierce competition, Ji won the title for men in a timing of 21 miniutes and 46 seconds, while Sun secured the woman champion in 26 miniutes and 6 seconds. 

The half-marathon titles went to man runner Chen Jian in one hour, 17 minutes and 13 seconds, and woman racer Zhang Chaoqun in 1:51.43. 

This year’s race is sponsored by YOSANE, a producer of latex products. During the train running, runners appreciated the beautiful rainforest in Mengla, Yunnan’s southernmost county town that borders Laos. 

Under the context of the Belt and Road Initiative, the trail running is conducive to people-to-people exchanges in the border area. The 2nd trail running was joined by around 700 runners from China, Japan and others. 

Source: Yunnan Net and Baidu; Trans-editing by Wang Shixue