WUHAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A half marathon competition, which featured 4,900 runners from China and abroad, was held in China's Optics Valley on Sunday.

The home athletes took all the podiums of ladies competition, as Li Chunhua clocked on one hour 25 minutes and 12 seconds to win the gold. Xiong Binbin finished second in 1:28:26, followed by Tang Siqin in 1:29:00.

Eyanae Paul of Kenya, who beat Yu Tong and Wang Kangmao, both from China, claimed the men's title in 1:09:56. Yu and Wang ranked second and third respectively with 1:10:18 and 1:12:46.

Eyanae Paul said that it was the first time he has come to Wuhan and he could still feel the vitality of the city from the modern buildings and busy commercial districts. He said he hopes to come back to Wuhan for other races.