Hangzhou Marathon Organizing Committee announced at the press conference on the afternoon of 22nd October that the 34th Hangzhou Marathon will start at 7:30 am, 22nd November. This year there will be two events only – full marathon and half marathon. The number of participants will be limited within 10,000 and the number of events will be reduced from five to two due to COVID-19. Events like family running and couple running are cancelled temporarily.