Returning for its fourth year, the Olympic Day Run will take place on Sunday, 26 September in Thessaloniki.
Olympians, Paralympians, distinguished athletes and coaches, sports clubs, and associations from all over Greece will be participating in the event, along with people from all across the world.
Olympic Day Run GREECE is the only Olympic Road Running Race in Greece and constitutes the official global institution for the celebration of the International Olympic Day, established by the International Olympic Committee, the organising authority of the Olympic Games, with the aim of spreading the message of the Olympic idea.
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The event is organised by the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Academy, the Hellenic Olympians Association, the Olympic Museum, the Municipality of Thessaloniki, SEGAS and EAS SEGAS Thessaloniki and DKO OLYMPIA, on the occasion of the International Olympic Committee’s initiative to honor the revival of the Olympic Games and their return to their homeland.
The Olympic Day Run GREECE has already been warmly embraced by the Greek and international running audience, placing Thessaloniki and Greece as a whole, in one of the top destinations in the sports tourism industry.
On the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution and 125th since the First Olympic Games of 1896, the Olympic Day Run GREECE returns with a magnificent event that will mark the restart of sports with a 10 kilometre race for adults, a five kilometre race for adults and teenagers and a two kilometre race for all ages.
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You can register by clicking here.
All finishers will receive a commemorative medal and a commemorative certificate of participation by the International Olympic Committee, while the winners will receive special prizes.
For more information you can visit www.olympicdayrun.gr and www.olympicmuseum-thessaloniki.org