He Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich Half Marathonwhich will be held next Sunday, will have a record participation of 22,000 runners along with 160 elite athletes, the organization said, although it would be hard to ask for more as they hold the women’s record and the second best men’s mark , they always want “more and better.”
Under the motto ’21K Valencia, my best flight’, The presentation of the thirty-second edition of the test simulated a plane trip with a departure notice and the promotional video at the Feria Valencia, where the president of the test and the SD Correcaminos were present, Paco Boraothe director of the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation, Juan Miguel Gomezand the Sports Councilor, Rocio Gil.
Borao explained that “this year we set a new challenge, from twenty thousand last year to 22,000 and this number is a record for the Half Marathon. In April we posted ‘no tickets’, it is a pride and a responsibility to ensure that this flight, the largest and fastest in the world, meets expectations.”
“We want everything, the most and the best is our motto. At Correcaminos we always strive for the maximum, we owe it to athletics and to everyone who trusts us. When you have the women’s world record and the second best men’s mark, it seems difficult to improve, but this year we have great athletes like Kibiwott Kandie, Yomif Kejelcha, Melat Kejeta and Margaret Chelimo“Borao’s assurance.
Regarding national participation, Borao highlighted names such as Carlos Mayo, Hamid Ben Daoud, Fatima Ouhaddou and Marta Galimany and the president also reviewed that in the record number of 22,000 runners, 73% are men and 27% are women and that 107 countries will be represented in the event, where those in the first position are Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Gómez stressed that the request of the president of the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation, Juan Roigis to support the sport and reflect “how much joy this event has given us with the numbers of participants over the years and the world records we have enjoyed.”
“The Half Marathon is an event that grows every year in brand and participant level. This year’s budget has reached 2.4 million euros while seven years ago it was one million,” he said.
On the other hand, Councilor Gil said that “we believe that the Half Marathon enriches our city and the Valencians. “València already thinks positively that the streets of our city are closed because what will happen is to improve our health and all the tourist and economic indicators.”
Finally, the marketing and brand director of Zurich Seguros, Sonia Mansillawho also participated in the performance, said that the Zurich Foundation will donate one euro to the ‘Friends of the Elderly’ association for every runner who crosses the finish line this Sunday.
Source: La Verdad
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