On the 6th, the 18th National Mass Fitness Mount Tai Climbing Race and International Invitational Tournament was held on Mount Tai. Qi Zhenfei from the Shandong Haili Group team won the national youth men's group championship with a time of 1 hour, 1 minute and 14 seconds.
At 8:30 am on the 6th, the 18th National Mass Fitness Mount Tai Climbing Race and International Invitational Tournament started with a gunshot at the Linxiao Stadium at the foot of Mount Tai. A total of 2,608 athletes from 40 countries and regions ran through Dai Zong Fang and Hong Men toward Zhong Tian Men, Nan Tian Men, and Yu Huang Ding. The competitors raced against each other, giving their all to reach the finish line.
After 1 hour, 1 minute and 14 seconds, Qi Zhenfei, a young man from the Shandong Haili Group, was the first to reach Yu Huang Ding, winning the national youth men's group championship. "There were many runners at the start, and I accidentally fell and injured my arm, but I thought about winning the championship and persisted," Qi Zhenfei said. Along the way, he endured the pain and, with encouragement from his teammates and cheers from tourists along the route, made it to the finish line.
Fourteen minutes later, Li Wenjie, also from the Shandong Haili Group team, reached the finish line and won the national youth women's group championship. Li Wenjie said she also took time to enjoy the scenery along the way during the race. The climbing event had a more relaxed atmosphere, and the surrounding views were beautiful.