Record 15,000 runners joined this year’s Limassol marathon
09:53 - 20 March 2023
A record 15,000 runners joined this year’s two-day OPAP Limassol Marathon that took place over the weekend.
According to the annual event’s organisers, the marathon attracted runners from Cyprus as well as abroad, in support of the Karaiskakio Foundation as well as a number of other causes and charities. Participants were able, through the givengain.com platform, to choose and raise money for the charity of their choice.
The marathon races kicked off on Saturday with the 5km Primetel course, followed by the Andrey and Julia Dashin’s Foundation Youth Race.
On Sunday, the main event, the OPAP marathon course of 42 km, the Muskita Half Marathon of 21 km, the Petrolina energy race of 10 km, and the Atomic Road 5 km were held.
Limassol Mayor Nikos Nicolaides said that this year’s marathon was one of the best ever. “The municipality of Limassol feels proud of the city’s marathon,” he said.