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May 3rd, 2017
A Race With No Finish Line
İzmir will host the Wings For Life World Run on 7 May. The event starts simultaneously in 25 countries, and the last competitor caught by the "catcher car" becomes the winner.
The event is organised by the non-profit Wings For Life Foundation, who invests in spinal cord research. Full entry fee as well as the donation provided by the participants goes to the Foundation.
On one day each year, the Wings for Life World Run takes place at event locations across the planet. Everybody starts at exactly the same moment, 11:00 UTC. The start time in İzmir is 14:00 whereas the participants start at 04:00 in California Santa Clarita, and at 21:00 in Melbourne.
In each of the cities the run is held, the competitors who are caught by a car are considered to have finished the race. The Catcher Car gives the runners a 30-minute head start, then takes off. The last runner to be caught by the Catcher Car in İzmir will be the Turkish winner, the last participant remaining in all cities will be crowned the world champion. Last year, the global winner was Giorgio Calcaterra of Italy who covered 88,44 kilometres in Milano before he was caught by the car. Ahmet Bayram with 52,78 kilometres was the winner in İzmir.
Timing services of Wings For Life World Run in İzmir is provided by Depar Timing in cooperation with the German company Datacapo. Depar Timing utilises different timing systems that it owns, and the system used in Wings For Life World Run is ChronoTrack, which times also Paris and New York marathons. -
April 23th, 2017
Kenyans Victorious in Osmangazi
Paul Kipkemoi Kipkorir and Esther Chesang Kakuri shared the honours at the 12th International Bursa Osmangazi Historical City Run.
Leading from the start, Kipkorir reached the finish line of the 15km race at 48:02. His compatriot Charles Kiplagat Korir took the second place with 48:28, beating Ethiopia's Getaye Fisseha Gelaw who finished in 48:35.
On the women's side, Kakuri who won in a time of 51:36, was followed by two Ethiopians. Sofiya Shemsu came home in 51:58, and Chaltu Dida Negasa was a distant third by 54:08.
Timing services was provided by Depar Timing at the International Bursa Osmangazi Historical City Run. Full results can be found on this website. -
April 11th, 2017
Running to Friendship
Friendship Without Borders Half Marathon, where the Turkish-Greek border is crossed by running, will be held on 4 June. The race starts and finishes in front of the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne.
Turkish-Greek-Bulgarian Friendship Group Association, the organiser of the event, announces the aim of the project as “running to friendship with friends to remind the friendship to the world”. The race offers the participants a unique experience, that is crossing the borders by running and without a passport. The runners leave Turkey through Pazarkule Border Gate, and make a turn from Kastanies in Greece, heading back to Edirne where the race starts.
Registration to the Friendship Without Borders Half Marathon is possible until 2 June via the website at www.friendshiphalfmarathon.org. Depar Timing is the official provider for the timing services of the event.
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April 8th, 2017
Swimming Federation Elects New President
Erkan Yalçın is elected as the President at the Extraordinary Congress of the Turkish Swimming Federation. Yalçın succeeds Aydın Karakuzu who resigned in February after doping allegations in Turkish media.
Erkan Yalçın, who has filled the role of Acting President since the resignation of Karakuzu, stood for election against Barış Bul. Yalçın received 108 votes from the 204 voting delegates while Bul received 96.The new Board of the Turkish Swimming Federation consists of the following members: Ali Güven, Haluk Önem, Afife Beşik, Salih Başparmak, Fatih Sezer, Dilek Mosturoğlu, Selçuk Demirel, Yaşar Ayhan, Kerim Altıay, İrfan Özdemir, Abdulsamet Korkmaz, Özgür Bayazıtlı, Murat Tunçbilek, Ramazan Aslantaş.
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April 3rd, 2017
Third Year In The Hittite Land
International Hittite Run is scheduled to 14 May this year. The event includes a 10km race and a 3km public run.
Çorum Municipality, the organiser of the event, generously offers 5,000 Turkish Lira for the winner of the 10km as well as prize money for the master athletes in a total of 15 age categories. There is also prize money in 13 age groups in the public run.
Hittite Run, first staged in 2015, swiftly became popular not only in the region but also nationwide. The 10km attracts national and foreign athletes while the 3km receives large participation from the locals. It is possible to register with the race until 13 May via the website www.hititkosulari.org.
3rd International Hittite Run will start from the city centre at 10:00 on 14 May. Depar Timing is the official timer of the event.
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