ZHENJIANG, Jiangsu Province, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- An international half marathon race will be held on Dec. 6 in Zhenjiang of eastern China's Jiangsu Province, organizers said Wednesday.

The race that features half marathon, 10km and 4.5km will attract over 10,000 runners from home and abroad, including 20 "top runners" from Kenya and Uganda, the organizers added.?

The race will be turned into full marathon from 2016.