The Vodafone Istanbul Marathon, Turkey’s first major event in the international arena and the first race to be held on a global scale, will be held for the 39th time on Sunday, November 12th. Vodafone 39th Istanbul Marathon will be held under the name sponsorship of Vodafone by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Sports Istanbul and will be organized under the theme of “We are running for the future of our children”.
The 39th of the Vodafone Istanbul Marathon, the first race to be organized by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Sports Istanbul under the name sponsorship of Vodafone, will be held on Sunday, November 12th. It is expected that about 30 thousand athletes will participate in the marathon where Vodafone will give its name for the 6th time this year. 15 July The marathon, which will connect the continents again at the Martyrs Bridge and where hundreds of thousands of Istanbulites will walk from Asia to Europe, will be organized this year under the theme of “We are running for the future of our children”.
Details about Vodafone 39th Istanbul Marathon were presented at the meeting held with the participation of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Göksel Gümüşdağ, Spor İstanbul General Manager İsmail Özbayraktar, Vodafone Turkey Executive Vice President Engin Aksoy and Turkish Athletics Federation Vice President Hasan Cavusoglu.
Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Göksel Gümüşdağ, said:
“Vodafone Istanbul Marathon continues to grow with each passing year and we are carrying out our marathon which has become an important part of Istanbul city culture with an organization which does not search the examples in Europe and thus we are carrying out business partnership with Spor İstanbul and all the units of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Vodafone Istanbul Marathon is the only marathon run between the two continents and contributes to Istanbul with an unprecedented organization.This marathon is a major marathon We are running for the future of our children Everyone wants a better future for our children We also have the most valuable assets of our lives in our future We invite all Istanbul residents to marathon we will do on November 12. We wish that there will be a day of love and brotherhood in Şehitler Bridge.
GÖKSEL GÜMÜŞDAĞ ANNOUNCES THE ISTANBUL METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY’S MUNICIPALITY
“We will be behind our power if you come out with any friend who comes out of it”
Vodafone Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Vice President Göksel Gümüşdağ responded to the question of DHA regarding the mayor after the resignation of Kadir Topbas at the 39th Istanbul Marathon press conference. “I have been honored and proud of the position of the Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality for many years. I will continue our duty as Vekilli and we will still be active in the mission We will choose our new mayor in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on Thursday so we will be behind our power on that day, we will continue to serve the people of Istanbul with our president, the city of Istanbul. ”
Meanwhile, at the end of the press conference, Gümüşdağ took note of the fact that he carried 34 breast numbers in the collective photo.
Sports Istanbul General Manager İsmail Özbayraktar, said:
With the Vodafone Istanbul Marathon we are trying to overcome the sport culture of Istanbul residents as well as the health culture. We organize these marathon-serving organizations throughout the year. We’re organizing entertainment. We are introducing the Istanbulites to the naked scene. We have been organizing marathons for children for the last 3 years. We aim for the happiness of children. We will run for our children this year at the Vodafone Istanbul Marathon. We will ask all non-governmental organizations to organize specifically about children. This year we will host about 200 thousand guests at the Marathon Fair. As always, we use recycled materials. Anyone attending Fuara may have a special tree in their marathon memorial forest. This year, nearly 1000 volunteers will take part in marathon. Maratona’s latest registration date is September 30th. To be registered late to the fur. Records of the people’s running will start on October 30th. Participation and audience are important for the Gold Category. That’s why we expect everyone’s support. ”
The Turkish Athletics Federation Deputy Chairman Hasan Cavusoglu spoke as follows:
“As the Turkish Athletics Federation, we are always in the races, and the Vodafone Istanbul Marathon, which will be held this year, will be better than anything else, it is important for our business partner Vodafone to sponsor and the contribution of this sponsor to the finish line is 8 thousand to 20 thousand Vodafone’s support for the last 5 years is very important for us.We have been the marathon country in the past and we have started to win this title again.The number of marathons in Turkey has reached 4. There are more than 60 competitions.The meaning and contribution of this marathon is very big. Our contribution to Turkish athletics will be great, we hope that the number of athletes reaching the Finish line will increase to over 20 thousand, and we will do marathon for the forty times and we will have very important and big surprises for this. ”
Engin Aksoy, Vice Chairman of the Vodafone Turkey Executive Committee, said:
“As Vodafone, we are pleased to announce our 6th edition of the Vodafone Istanbul Marathon, which is the largest participatory event of our country, and we will run for the future of our children in marathon this year, the children of that country determine the future of an country. As a company that aims to support Turkey by starting from the training phase of digitization process, we are trying to raise the awareness of education in every opportunity and to increase the awareness of this issue.In this year, the Istanbul Marathon, which entered its 39th year, We are also supporting the marathon not only as a sporting event but also as a global branding city of Istanbul. ”
FESTIVAL COCOUNTS IN VODAFONE PARK
As last year, Vodafone will organize special events for the participants by organizing special activities in the marathon course this year and will offer special brand discounts to Vodafone users. In addition, while the marathon will be equipped with Vodafone reds all over Istanbul to experience a festive mood, the folk dance will end for the first time at Vodafone Park. The marathon attendants will be entertained with surprise fun throughout the day in the festivities in Vodafone Park.
30 THOUSAND PARTICIPATION TARGETED
Vodafone Istanbul Marathon, which is the first ever race to be organized every year since 1979, will be held in 4 main categories as marathon (42,195 km), 15 km run, 10 km run and public run. It is expected that 30 thousand athletes will participate this year in marathon this year which is awarded the title of “Golden Category” by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 2012 and is one of the top 11 in Europe and one of the top 22 marathons in the world. Maratona’s number of participating nude runners have increased about four times since 2011, together with the sponsorship of Vodafone.
WE WILL PROVIDE LATE REGISTRATION FROM THE MARATHON FAIR
Those who have not been able to register online until September 30th to run naked in the Vodafone 39th Istanbul Marathon will be able to take advantage of late registration to be held under the Marathon Fair to be held at the Eurasia Performing Arts Center (Yenikapı Ride Area) on November 9-11. Sportsmen will be able to make a late registration in order to donate to the non-governmental organizations which are social responsibility partners and pay a registration fee of 100 TL. During the Marathon Fair, the marathon (42,195 km), 15 km, 10 km participants will be delivered with racing packages consisting of a chest number, a timing chip, a race teaser, and a bag, while providing comprehensive content about the marathon.
The most up-to-date information about the Vodafone 39th Istanbul Marathon can be found on the official Facebook event page and at www.maraton.istanbul.