In 2013, three Chinese running stars and 62 of their fans and more than 20 families participated in the Grassland Marathon. After the storm passed through Yurt City on Saturday night, three super beautiful rainbows appeared in the sky and…
As the Grassland Marathon is run almost entirely offroad, renowned ultrarunners have also been increasingly turning up in Xiwuqi over the past two years. One of those is Scotland’s Paul Campbell, who lives and works in Beijing, and for whom…
Wang Lidong is the reigning King of the Grasslands in Xiwuqi. Last July, he grabbed the crown at the expense of Germany's Hauke Stockrahm with a great combination of skill, experience and bravery. Hailing from Daqing in Heilongjiang, Wang Lidong is not big in size but his sporting achievements most surely are. Time for a brief Q&A.
Nordic Ways Beijing will attend the Asia Bike exhibition in Nanjing from Thursday to Sunday 9 to 13 October. Our booth will be located in Zone A, A9800. We will introduce our events on-site and of course make special promotion…
The Genghis Khan Festival has grown into the most international amateur sports event in China and as such provides a wide platform for commercial brands and companies to promote themselves or conduct an extraordinary team building exercise. Also in 2014,…
The online registration form for the 8th Genghis Khan MTB Adventure and Grassland Marathon running between 4 and 6 July 2014 has now been opened. In addition to the classic races there will again be a separate King of the…
The online registration for the 2014 Genghis Khan MTB Adventure and Grassland Marathon run will be opened on 1 September via this website. Next year our beloved event in Xiwuqi, Inner Mongolia, will take place for the 8th time between…
Altansukh Altanzul has successfully defended his Genghis Khan MTB title by only 41 seconds following an incredible challenge by stage winner Tugulduur Tuulkhangai. Both Mongolians raided the grasslands like mad in a man-to-man battle that late in the race looked…
With thunder and lightning on the horizon, Tugulduur Tuulkhangai outsprinted a group of six at the Yurt City and put the pressure back on yellow jersey Altansukh Altanzul (4th) before the big finale tomorrow. What is most amazing is that…
Sweden’s Linus Holmsäter confirmed his top favourite status with an impressive sub 3 hour win (2:53:27) in today’s Grassland Marathon, initially ran in ideal temperatures and without wind. Holmsäter had to work harder than expected, though, as 18-year-old Ren Siwu…
The start of the 7th Genghis Khan MTB Adventure saw a genuine coup by Mongolia as defending champion Altansukh Altanzul led no fewer than 9 of his compatriots into the top 10! In the women’s Asian TT champion Enkhjargal Tuvshinjargal…
Bigger in quantity and bigger in quality: the Genghis Khan MTB Adventure has reached a new level in its development this year. Close to 300 bikers are expected to start the 3-day stage race from Xiwuqi’s Nadamu Arena tomorrow afternoon,…