Shanghai Marathon — ENTRY ROUTE

General lottery entry through the official website (shang-ma.com) or app (for example, April 29–May 29, 2026);

only selected entrants proceed to payment.

Top finishers in the feeder races—Shanghai Women’s half marathon,

Suzhou Creek half marathon and Shanghai half marathon—skip the lottery and receive direct entry.

Marathon

WA Labeled/AIMS Certified Competition Standard Default — No entry based on timing (general registration).

Default category values ​​are based on the structural characteristics of the WA label/AIMS certified competition group (there is no record qualification system except for major competitions) rather than checking the official website for individual competitions.

When a competition that actually has a qualification system is discovered, this value will be overwritten with the individual survey results.

Wheelchair 06:45 · full marathon 07:00 (2026-12-06)

The 2026 Shanghai Marathon operates with a course closure at 13:30 for a 07:00 start, giving it an official time limit of 6 hours 30 minutes.

The official course closure time for the 2026 Shanghai Marathon is 13:30, which is 6 hours 30 minutes after the 07:00 start.

2025 edition — Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center (上海世博展览馆) S01 — 850 Bocheng Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

2025 edition — 11/27 (Thu)–11/29 (Sat) 09:30–19:30

After pre-booking a collection time slot on the official Shanghai Marathon website or app,

visit at your reserved time with your original ID (based on the 2025 edition).

Guidance for the 2026 edition has not yet been released.