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October 17th, 2018
Let’s Meet in Istanbul on 29 October
Dudullu Organized Industrial Zone will host the second edition of the 8km Atatürk Run. The race accepts entries until 24 October.
The first running event staged by an organized industrial zone in Turkey is set to welcome the road runners on the very day marking the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. A Kids Run of 200m will kick off the program at 14:15, and a second Kids Run at a distance of 500m will follow at 14:30. The start time of the 8km Atatürk Run, offering five thousand Turkish Liras to each of the men’s and women’s winners, is 15:00. The event will conclude with the Victory Ceremony and the Closing Party .
The Organized Industrial Zone is a system that offers easier and more competitive production for medium and small size operations that cooperatively manufacture products, by utilizing common substructure facilities on a well-planned site. The 8km race in Dudullu will be run on the asphalt surface within the Zone, and it is limited to 1500 participants. Information on entries and transportation to the area can be found at https://ataturkkosusu.com.
The finishing times and the classification at the Istanbul Dudullu Organized Industrial Zone 8km Atatürk Run will be provided by Depar Timing.
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October 16th, 2018
Let’s Meet in Kocaeli on 28 October
The City of Kocaeli will once again celebrate the Republic Day with its traditional road run. Entries for the 10km race is open.
The sixth edition of the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Republic Run is scheduled to start in Sekapark on Sunday morning, 28 October. The 10km race offers 5 thousand Turkish Liras for the winners as well as prize money for the master athletes to make the podium. The event incorporates a Public Run of 3km and a “Kids Marathon” over a distance of 1km.
Registration to the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Republic Run is possible until Friday, 26 October at https://ebelediye.kocaeli.bel.tr/cumhuriyetkosusu. Timing services in the race will be provided by Depar Timing.
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October 10th, 2018
I Run For Peace
Turkcell Gallipoli Marathon is set to take place on 14 October. The event includes a half marathon, a 10km and a public run.
Having started in the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Çanakkale, the peace-themed race celebrates its fourth edition. The participants have the opportunity to choose among a variety of distances besides the marathon; half marathon, 10km and a public run of 5km. The race course follows the historical regions within the Gallipoli Peninsula. Further information on the event as well as the registration form is available at www.gelibolumaratonu.com.
Turkcell Gallipoli Marathon is being organised by GTP Tourism Inc. in cooperation with the Sport N Sports Company. The event is supported by the Turkish Athletic Federation, Governorship of Çanakkale, Gallipoli Wars Historical Area Directorate, Çanakkale Municipality, Youth Services and Sports Directorate of Çanakkale Province, Çanakkale 18 Mart University and Eceabat Municipality. As in the previous editions, the timing services will be provided by the experienced team of Depar Timing.
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October 1st, 2018
Swimmers Leave Bodrum Happy
9th International Arena Aquamasters Swimming Championships, gathering more than one thousand swimmers in Bodrum, concluded with great success.
The ninth edition of the event is hosted by Bodrum Municipality in cooperation with the Turkish Swimming Federation and the Muğla Provincial Directorate of Youth Services and Sports, under the auspices of Governorship of Muğla. The Championships is title-sponsored by the world leading water sports brand Arena and supported by the brand’s Turkish distributor Sportive. Increasing the number of participants in each event, 9th Arena Aquamasters Swimming Championships brought over one thousand swimming passionates from various countries together in Bodrum, welcomed by Hapimag Sea Garden Resort.
Aiming to spread the compassion of nature, sea and swimming within everyone aged from 7 to 70, the Championships have involved a total of 12 thousand people up to now. The first day in Bodrum saw the Profilo Full Moon Meet, the Arena Aquakids Swimming Event, a race for kids named after Arena for the first time, and the Profilo Open Water Endurance Half Marathon. Hapimag Marathon at a distance of 10km and 4x500m Relay Meet followed on the second day. The event concluded with the two-stage Peugeot Open Water Swimming Championship, held over 1.5km and 3km. Besides the swimming races, the participants also enjoyed several activities incorporated in the Championships.
Timing services in the 9th International Arena Aquamasters Swimming Championships were provided by Depar Timing. The women’s division of the 500m long Profilo Full Moon Meet was won by Hilal Zeyneb Saraç in 5:52, and Tolga Öcal was the winner on the men’s side with 5:26. The Guest of Honour of the event, Carina Bruwer, was victorious in the 5km Profilo Open Water Endurance Half Marathon with 1:19:56, where Oleg Astanin became the first male finisher in a time of 1:15:06. The women’s winner of Hapimag Marathon on the second day was again Carina Bruwer with 2:44:58 and Emrah Özsevim with 2:33:03. In the Peugeot Open Water Swimming Championship, Pınar Arpınar Avşar and Halim Lafci were top finishers in women’s and men’s races in 25:47 and 22:42 respectively, 3km titles went to Deniz Kayadelen with 47:05 in the women’s race, and to Oleg Astanin in men with 41:05.
International Arena Aquamasters Swimming Championships is held three times a year following the inclusion of Istanbul in August 2018 after Marmaris and Bodrum.
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September 18th, 2018
Alanya Triatlon Returns To The Stage
After a year of interruption after the successful edition in 2016, Alanya Triathlon is set to host the Triathlon European Cup on 22-23 September.
Alanya, the scene of the most triathlon events staged in Turkey, reclaims its place on the calendar of the European Triathlon Union (ETU). Along with the European Cup Seniors and European Cup Juniors races, the event will welcome the Turkish Triathlon Finals on 22-23 September with a quite high number of participants. The junior and elite women races on the focus will be held on Saturday, 22 September, and the junior and elite men will compete on Sunday, 23 September.
Timing services at the Triathlon European Cup will be provided by Depar Timing. Detailed information on the event is available at www.triathlonalanya.com.
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