Youth power drives 100 Mile Relay race

The national final of the 2025 Universities 100 Miles Relay wrapped up on Sunday along the Huangpu-Xuhui riverside in Shanghai, bringing together more than 1,300 young runners from 100 university teams — a record high for participation.

Co-hosted by the Shanghai Administration of Sports and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and supported by the athletic lifestyle brand lululemon, the final featured a 10×16 km relay, covering 160 km, continuing the event's hallmark long-distance team format. Three regular groups — A, B, and C — and a final Group G were set up, with the total times of the regular groups determining the starting sequence for Group G.