Breaths were held for Marathonİzmir, which will be held on May 7 by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. Marathon, organized for the fourth time, will once again be Turkey's waste-free marathon. In Maratonİzmir, which will be run for a "sustainable world" in line with the "Global Goals" determined by the United Nations (UN), the plastic bottles to be given to the runners will be collected in waste bins and recycled.
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerOrganized with the aim of turning İzmir into a sports city, the fourth Marathonİzmir will be run on 7 May. All materials in Maratonİzmir's event area will be recyclable. All advertisements and directions for the sponsors and the race on the track will be collected one by one at the end of the race and recycled.
İzmir became an example to the world, not to our country.
Hakan Orhunbilge, Head of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Services Department, said, “Our President, Mr. Tunç SoyerIn accordance with the vision of Maratonİzmir, it sets out with the goal of zero waste. Our goal is always Marathon Izmir, ensuring that it is a waste-free marathon, to lead the United Nations in a strong way," he said.
The start will be given on Sunday, May 7
The start of MarathonIzmir, the fourth of which will be run on Sunday, May 7, will be given at 07.00:42 in front of the former İZFAŞ General Directorate building on Şair Eşref Boulevard. Athletes in the XNUMX-kilometer Marathonİzmir over Alsancak Karşıyakaand will return before arriving at Bostanlı Pier. Athletes, who will arrive in İnciraltı on the same track this time via Mustafa Kemal Sahil Boulevard, will return from Marina İzmir and complete the race at the starting point.
There is also a road run on May 19
The 21 May Road Run, which is planned to be held on 19 May this year as part of Maratonİzmir, will be organized as 10 kilometers. The start of this race will be given at 09.15:10 on the same day and from the same point. In the XNUMX-kilometer race, the athletes will return from the Köprü Tram stop on Mustafa Kemal Sahil Boulevard and complete the race on the opposite lane of the Fuar Kültürpark İZFAŞ building.