{"id":1083,"date":"2024-12-02T15:50:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T15:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acolop.net\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2024-12-04T10:11:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T10:11:30","slug":"galaxy-entertainment-international-marathon-of-macau-2024-successfully-realised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acolop.net\/en\/2024\/12\/02\/galaxy-entertainment-maratona-internacional-de-macau-2024-realizada-com-sucesso\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Entertainment Macau International Marathon 2024 successfully completed"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0\"Galaxy Entertainment Macau International Marathon 2024\"<\/strong>\u00a0was concluded with great success on Sunday 1 December at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. The event, co-organised by\u00a0Sports Bureau, Galaxy Entertainment Group and Macau General Athletics Association<\/strong>, celebrated the\u00a075th anniversary of the People's Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of the Macau Special Administrative Region<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the marathon, the Ethiopian athlete Fikadu Debele<\/strong> Kebebe<\/strong> stood out as he defended his title as overall men's champion with a time of 2:12:16. In the women's race, the Russian Alexandra Morozova<\/strong>, who completed the race in 2:34:22. In the category of athletes from Macau, Wang Kun<\/strong> broke the local record with 2:24:35, while Wu Yangyang<\/strong> became the women's champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Routes and Participation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The routes for the 43rd edition included crossing the Governador Nobre de Carvalho and Sai Van bridges, as well as passing through the integrated Galaxy Macau\u2122 resort, for a total of 42.195 kilometres. The races, which started at 6am, also included half marathons and mini marathons, attracting elite athletes and local and international enthusiasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marathon results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the men's general classification, second place was won by the Kenyan Anderson Seroi<\/strong>just two seconds behind the winner, followed by Ethiopia's Mesfin Teshome Bekele<\/strong>. For women, Rodah Tanui<\/strong> e Kirongo key<\/strong>, both from Kenya, took second and third place respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Macau athletes category, Fong Ieng Wai<\/strong> e Leong Kin Kei<\/strong>completed the men's podium, while Chio Tong Tong<\/strong> e Xu Zhonghuang<\/strong>followed Wu Yangyang in the women's.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Half Marathon results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Half Marathon, the Kenyan Mathew Samperu<\/strong> was the overall men's champion with a time of 01:04:50 while Emebet Getawy Beyene<\/strong>, from Ethiopia, took the women's title. Among the athletes from Macau, the champions were Wong Chin Wa<\/strong> e Wong San San<\/strong>in the respective men's and women's age groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the men's race, the representatives of the Olympic Committees of Portuguese-speaking Countries (ACOLOP) came 4th. Daniel Wacanhuco Em\u00eddio<\/strong> of Angola<\/strong> with a time of 01:08:20, 6th place went to Artur Jorge Fortes Silva<\/strong> of Cape Verde<\/strong>, 7th place o Ismael Tavares de Carvalho<\/strong> of Santo Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe, <\/strong>8th place o Cristiano Francisco Mendes<\/strong> of Guinea Bissau<\/strong>9th place o Chin Wa Wong<\/strong> of RAEMacau<\/strong>, and 15\u00b0 o Teddy Davecelia Cardozo<\/strong> of Goa, India<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the women's race, 4th place went to Lucia Kawele Chissapa Capingala<\/strong> of Angola<\/strong>7th place to Jessara Rosana Xavier Lopes dos Santos<\/strong> of Cape Verde<\/strong> and 9th place to San San Wong<\/strong> of RAEMacau<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mini Marathon results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Mini Marathon<\/strong> (4.5 kilometres) the winners included Leong Kai In<\/strong> in the men's category, with a time of 00:15:12 and the athlete Rosa Mota<\/strong> in the women's race with a time of 00:16:52 and winner of the race in 2019 and 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Awards and Recognitions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the traditional medals and trophies, the event awarded the \"Active Group Cup\" and the \"Most Creative Costume Award\", encouraging fun and group participation. A novelty was the \"Macao Sovereignty Transfer to China Cup\", honouring the top three finishers in the marathon and half marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the distinguished attendees were Rosa Mota, the Portuguese Olympic gold medallist, several local authorities and representatives of the Galaxy Entertainment Group.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0\u201cGalaxy Entertainment Maratona Internacional de Macau 2024\u201d\u00a0foi conclu\u00edda com grande sucesso neste domingo, dia 1 de dezembro, no Est\u00e1dio do Centro Desportivo Ol\u00edmpico. O evento, coorganizado pelo\u00a0Instituto do Desporto, Galaxy Entertainment Group e Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Geral de Atletismo de Macau, celebrou o\u00a075.\u00ba anivers\u00e1rio da Rep\u00fablica Popular da China e o 25.\u00ba anivers\u00e1rio da Regi\u00e3o Administrativa Especial… Read More \"Galaxy Entertainment Macau International Marathon 2024 successfully completed<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t