Thousands of runners participate in the 2018 Ningbo International Marathon, Oct 28, 2018. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

Registration for the 2019 Ningbo International Marathon will be available on the official website (http://www.nbim.org.cn) from Aug 5 to 19, announced the organizing committee for the event on July 26.

Since it began in 2015, the event has attracted runners from nearly 50 countries and regions, and has become a trademark of the city, showcasing its history, culture and environment.

This year's event will be better than previous ones in terms of scale, services and routes. The number of available slots has expanded to 12,000, up 20 percent from last year. In addition to the full, half, and mini marathons, there will be a newly-added family marathon, which will allow 300 groups of parents and children to participate.

The event will be held in Ningbo's Hangzhou Bay New Zone, and be broadcast live on CCTV-5, a national sports TV channel, on Oct 26, as it was selected for the 2019 Run China program, which is currently the most famous marathon series in China, according to the organizing committee.

Notably, runners may have the chance to participate in other marathon events such as the 2020 Hangzhou Marathon.