Hatayspor Coach Volkan Demirel has also registered for the Public Running category of the 'International Mersin Marathon', which will be held for the 10th time on December 5 this year with the slogan 'Everyone Runs to Mersin' within the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Services Department.
In the marathon, which is in the 'Elite Label' category by the World Athletics Association and will include 42 kilometers, 10 kilometers and the Public Race, Hatayspor Coach Volkan Demirel will also run in the Public Race. Saying that he believes in the unifying power of sports, Demirel invited all Mersin residents to run in the marathon.
Demirel: “We are waiting for everyone at the 5th International Mersin Marathon”
All Mersin residents will be attending the '10th. Hatayspor Coach Volkan Demirel, who invited us to the International Mersin Marathon, underlined the importance of doing sports and said, “The unifying power of sports and its stakeholders are many. Since we think that everyone should do sports for their health, we invite everyone to this race. Our municipalities greatly influence our people in terms of doing sports and activities with such events. These activities need to increase even more. "It will be a very nice organization, especially in a beautiful city like Mersin, with its climate, environment and the gathering of people here," he said.
The deadline to apply for the Marathon is December 6.
The 'International Mersin Marathon', which has the 'Elite Label' feature of the World Athletics Association with its distance of 42 thousand 195 meters, is known as one of the organizations that provides a great advantage to the athletes, as it is a race where competitors can get a quota while participating in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Those who want to register for the marathon, which will include 42 kilometers, 10 kilometers and the People's Race, can apply at "mbbspor.org" until December 6.