At 3 p.m. of December 27th, the start-up ceremony of the 2017 winter long-distance running of Jiangsu University and the first campus marathon were held at Dongshan Athletics Field. More than 1,500 college students from 20 colleges participated in the ceremony, the theme of which was “Sunshine Sports, accompanied by health”. Vice President Zhang Jijian, Deputy Director of the Students Affair Department, Tan Cheng, Secretary of Party General Branch of Sports Department, Zhou Jun, Deputy Director, Wang Wunian and Fan Xiaofei attended the ceremony and Bian Kangrong hosted the .starting ceremony. Tan Cheng’s speech emphasized the meaning and significance of winter long-distance running and arranged the tasks of winter long-distance running. At last, Vice-president Zhang Jijian issued an order.

After the start-up ceremony, the first Campus Marathon of Jiangsu University was held. The marathon was divided into men’s and women’s groups, with 100 boys and 100 girls averagely from 20 colleges. After the race of 5.5 kilometers, School of Electrical and Information Engineering won the first place in the group, followed by School of Management, School of Automotive and Traffic Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jingjiang College, School of Material Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering and School of Finance and Economics. The top 15 athletes were issued certificates and prizes.

The winter long-distance running activity is an important work carried out by the Ministry of Education, General Administration of Sports, and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. Furthermore, it is an effective way to improve the physical quality of young students and to cultivate the tenacious will.