World Skate Marathon Tour — Shanghai Stage

World Skate Marathon Tour — Shanghai Stage 2026The World Skate Marathon Tour Shanghai Stage took place on Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Shanghai’s Huangpu District. The international road-speed event brought professional, masters, and amateur inline skaters together for World Skate competition and the concurrent China Roller Skating Marathon Open.The official amateur regulations listed the starting area at Jinniu Square on the Bund, with the finish in the Huangpu riverfront area. The program included a full 42.195-kilometre marathon, a 21-kilometre half marathon, and a 10-kilometre race, with separate eligibility requirements and categories.World Cup course formatWorld Skate’s final bulletin described the World Cup route as a two-part course. The first section covered approximately 10 kilometres point to point, followed by a 5.4-kilometre loop completed six times. A transponder checkpoint was built into the circuit, and the finishing straight was approximately 500 metres wide enough for three lanes.Accreditation and technical meetingAthlete and referee accreditation was scheduled for Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28. The technical meeting for team leaders, managers, coaches, and athletes took place on March 28 near Luwan Sports Center. Competitors were expected to attend or obtain the final race instructions covering timing, course control, transportation, equipment, and start procedures.Race-day scheduleAthletes gathered from 6:20 AM, with the Pro and Masters men’s and women’s 42-kilometre races and the amateur 42-, 21-, and 10-kilometre events scheduled to start at 6:45 AM. Electronic timing chips were required. The amateur regulations listed a 120-minute limit for the full marathon and a 60-minute limit for the half marathon, followed by awards later in the morning.Equipment and participationThe amateur rules permitted speed skates or speed-training skates with wheel diameters from 90 to 125 millimetres. Participants needed valid identification, properly attached bib numbers and timing equipment, and clothing appropriate for competition. Athletes under the specified age thresholds were subject to team, guardian, and registration requirements.All competitors were responsible for reliable stopping, cornering, pack awareness, and maintaining a predictable line around faster and slower race traffic. Equipment needed to be inspected before accreditation, and athletes were expected to follow World Skate and local organizing-committee rules throughout the event.Archive statusThe March 29, 2026 Shanghai Stage has ended. This description preserves the verified categories, course structure, accreditation schedule, start time, equipment requirements, and race-day format. A future Shanghai date should be added only after World Skate publishes a new official stage announcement.World Skate’s event page, official bulletins, results system, and organizer communications remain the authoritative sources for the completed edition and future World Skate Maratho