People from 72 countries are participating this year in the 4th Radisson Blu International Larnaca Marathon, which takes place on Sunday, November 21 at Finikoudes beach.
An announcement of the Marathon states that "the event will be held in full compliance with the protocol of the Ministry of Health, with the primary concern being the health of runners and spectators. The marathon is attended by people from 72 countries, including Argentina, Hong Kong, Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Poland and Israel.
This year's Marathon hosts the Pancyprian Marathon Championship under the auspices of KOEAS.
It is added that "for the first time in the history of the road events of Cyprus and in the context of the 4th Radisson Blu International Larnaca Marathon, athlete with reduced vision and specifically George Bellos, category T13, will run without his companion. The Organizing Committee of the Radisson Blu International Larnaca Marathon, in collaboration with the National Sports Federation of Persons with Disabilities of Greece, and having as a beacon the right to participate athletes with disabilities in major events support the participation of the athlete with Cyta mobile network technology and innovative technologies it provides ".
Specifically George Bellos, with a 95% disability rate, will run a special 2,5 km route, the Cyta Special Edition Race, designed in full detail by the marathon organizers ".
In the Marathon "The top Greek marathon runner, Maria Polyzou, former endurance road athlete, Panhellenic and Balkan, now ambassador of Greek sports, will also run. Also on November 21, the Olympian Spyros Gianniotis will run as well as other sports personalities, brought to Larnaca by the company Stoiximan ".
The announcement also states that "The Radisson Blu International Larnaca Marathon, since its first year in 2017, is the first green marathon in Cyprus, with a" green protocol "that is faithfully followed every year. This year, a corresponding green program has been prepared under the auspices and with the cooperation of the Environment Commissioner, Klelia Vassiliou ".
The organizers continue this year "the rich charitable work of the Marathon, supporting the Ronald McDonald House of Charities of Cyprus, the Christina Apostolou Foundation, the Karaiskakeio Foundation and the Special Olympics of Cyprus. An additional McDonald's route has been set up for charity.
Regarding the routes that will take place, they vary, with the first and basic, the route of the Marathon Road (42.195 km) which starts at 7 in the morning. The following are the Half Marathon routes (21.095 km) that will start at 07.05, the 10 km route that will start at 10.15, the 5 km - corporate, the 5 km - individual starting at 11.30 and the McDonald's TM Teens Race 2,5 routes, 1km and the Fun Race 12.30km for adults that will start at XNUMX ".
It is noted that "All routes are designed to offer refueling stations to all participants."
The announcement also states that "According to the race protocol of the Ministry of Health, people over 12 years old have the right to participate and it is required to present Safepass with one of the three options, negative PCR or Rapit Test with a maximum validity of 72 hours, vaccination certificate with both doses and certificate recovery from illness Covid-19 valid for 6 months from the date of sampling of the initial positive diagnosis ".
According to the organizers, runners and spectators of the Marathon can use the parking lot located in the area of Larnaca port as a parking space.
For more information and registration, interested parties are invited to visit the official website of the Marathon http://larnakamarathon.com/