2007年8月25日～9月2日,第11届世界田径锦标赛将在大阪举行。其中男、女马拉松赛定于比赛的首日和最后一日——即当地时间8月25日和9月2日的上午7时分别鸣枪。可在世锦赛开幕三个多月前的4月29日,中国田径协会便提前公布了中国马拉松项目的参赛名单。中国参赛的有男、女各5人之多,加上男、女各一名替补运动员,公布的总人数共12人。提前公布阵容、派出如此多的运动员参加马拉松比赛,在中国田径参加世界大赛的历史上都是从未有过的。 August 25, 2007 to September 2, the 11th World Athletics Championships will be held in Osaka. Among them, the male and female marathons are scheduled to fire at the first and last day of the competition - August 25 at local time and at 7 am on September 2 respectively. On April 29, more than three months prior to the opening of the World Championships, China Athletic Association announced the list of entries for the China Marathon ahead of schedule. There are 5 men and 5 women in the competition in China, plus one substitute athlete for both men and women. The total number announced is 12. Announced in advance lineup, sending so many athletes to participate in marathon, track and field in China to participate in the history of the World Series have never been.