The 6th INTERPIPE DNIPRO HALF MARATHON Online, the fifth and final stage of the Ukrainian Majors Running League, took place on November 13-21.
Due to the worsening epidemiological situation in Dnipro regarding COVID-19, the event was held in an online format.
1856 runners from 153 cities of Ukraine and participants from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, and Poland took place in the 6th INTERPIPE DNIPRO HALF MARATHON Online. For the first time, over 200 children were participating in an online event. The oldest participant, Mykola Leshchenko, is 72 years old; he is from Mariupol and ran a half-marathon distance. 50 ATO combatants were participating in the event.
Each participant registered for the 6th INTERPIPE DNIPRO HALF MARATHON could run their distance (from 4.2 to 21 km) from November 13 through 21 in any location using any route. This format allows each participant to run their distance and become a part of a large-scale sports event no matter where they are on the day of the event – in Lviv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Odesa, right or left bank of Kyiv. Even though the event takes place online, it has all the attributes – a finish ribbon and a memorable medal.
“It was the hardest decision of the season – canceling the event while it’s only two weeks away, and it felt as if we were back in the spring of 2020. Thank you all for understanding, for going outside and running the 6th INTERPIPE DNIPRO HALF MARATHON 2021 online.
We have already announced the new season, and I hope that we boost our communal immunity by spring and finally have our long-awaited Interpipe Dnipro Half Marathon 2022”, — says Dmytro Chernitskyi, CEO of Run Ukraine.
Representatives of the running club for children with disabilities “Hand by hand” finished a half-marathon within the 6th INTERPIPE DNIPRO HALF MARATHON Online.
Corporate teams also participated in the event. The most numerous team comes from the title partner of the event, “INTERPIPE.” 180 participants ran their distances in Dnipro, Nikopol, and Novomoskovsk.
“For six years in a row, INTERPIPE has been supporting the Dnipro Half Marathon and our running community. We encourage a healthy lifestyle in our staff and fellow city residents as we live and work next to them. The pandemic drew us closer to each other. From the very beginning, our company has been helping hospitals in the city of Dnipro and the region, and 70% of INTERPIPE staff has been vaccinated. We hope that we overcome the pandemic by joining our efforts and meet together for the long-awaited race in May“, — says Liudmyla Novak, Head of Communications Department of INTERPIPE.
Three different heroes became the faces of the 6th INTERPIPE DNIPRO HALF MARATHON 2021 Online: Master of Sports of International Class, participant of the 2012 Olympic Games Ivan Babaryka, amateur runner, ultramarathoner, crane operator Olena Kucher, and Ukrainian paraathlete Viacheslav Kulakovskyi. They have one thing in common – the love of running.
As a reminder, this year, the Ukrainian Majors Running League 2021 from Run Ukraine included five events:
- November 13-21 — 6th INTERPIPE DNIPRO HALF MARATHON 2021 Online
- June 13 — 6th TAVRIA V ODESA HALF MARATHON 2021
- June 27 — 6th MOLOKIYA LVIV HALF MARATHON 2021
- September 18-19 — 11th WORK.UA KYIV HALF MARATHON 2021
- October 23-24 — 12th WIZZ AIR KYIV CITY MARATHON 2021
Each participant finishing all five races of the series will get a special sixth medal, a medal of the finisher of the Ukrainian Majors Running League 2021 from Run Ukraine.
Organizer — Run Ukraine
Title partner — INTERPIPE
Reference:
INTERPIPE is a Ukrainian industrial company specializing in the production of steel pipes and wheels for railway transport. The company’s production facilities are located in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and the head office is located in the city of Dnipro. In 2012, the company opened a modern metallurgical plant, INTERPIPE STEEL, built from scratch.
Run Ukraine is an organizer of the largest running events in Ukraine. Since 2010, the company has held more than 30 international competitions for running amateurs and sports enthusiasts.
Mission of Run Ukraine – to organize sports events of the highest level, to inspire and motivate people to run.
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