2024-04-23 08:47:12
The day of the 9th Rhodes International Marathon has arrived and it is none other than tomorrow, Sunday, April 21.
Our island is ready to host the great event, which is now an institution for Rhodes and once again surpassed itself, since a new participation record was set.
A total of 4000 sportsmen and women from 57 countries of the world will take their place at the start of the Marathon and the other races, determined to reach the finish line.
In detail, the program, according to the announcement of the Organizing Committee, is as follows:
Sunday, April 21
competition schedule
– Marathon: 7:30am – Starting point Pl. Freedom
-Half marathon: 7:30am – Starting point Pl. Freedom
-10km: 7:40am – Starting point Pl. Freedom
-5km: 11:50am Block A – Starting point Pl. Rimini. 11:52 Block B – Departure Square Rimini
-5km walking route: 11:55am Starting point Pl. Rimini
– Children’s race: 12:50 p.m. – Starting point Freedom Square
Awards Freedom Square
-10:45: Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km.
-13:30: 5km & Teams
-Music in the Town Hall Square by Dj Petros Triantafillou, Kalidon and Giorgos Manolas!
-Concert with music bands from Rhodes in the dome opposite Aktaeon 11:00-13:00
-Mini Cruise: After the end of the games, there will be a mini cruise in the port of Rhodes with a Rhodes Sea Lines boat, starting opposite the Bank of Greece.
– The winner of the Athens Marathon, Panagiotis Karaiskos, will run in the race and his ambassador is the Olympian Pyrros Dimas!
-The co-organizers of the race are the Urban Non-Profit Society Marathon of Rhodes, EAS SEGAS Dodecanese, the South Aegean Region. Also, the race is supported by the Municipality of Rhodes, the Chamber of Dodecanese and the Union of Hoteliers of Rhodes, while it is under the auspices of the EOT. It is held with the certification of SEGAS and the International Federation of Road Marathons AIMS, on an excellent coastal route that “runs” through the most important attractions of Rhodes.
-Gold Sponsors of the 9th Rhodes International Marathon are the H Hotels Collection Group, TUI and Under Armour. Silver Sponsors are Aegean Airlines, Mitsis Hotels group, Blue Star and Three Sixty Marketing. Official sponsors are KAVKAS, VAP P.KOUGIOS, MG MOTOR Paraskevas, Sunrise Hotel, Roufas Furniture, iSTORM, Lindos Hotel, Blue Bay Labranda, ERGO Hellas, DEDIEE and PwC.
– Communication sponsors are ERT 3, Mad TV, Mad Radio, Real Voice 99.5, Radio Proto 91.5, Radio Archangelos 94.1, Best FM 103.1, Radio 1 88, TourismToday.gr, iRunmag.gr and Innews.