- “For us sport is a powerful tool that we have to get us to create peace and to generate well -being”: CBM
MEXICO CITY January 6.- Within the framework of the announcement of the Half Marathon route of Mexico City, Clara Brugada reported on the “unstoppable Mexico” race, which will take place on August 16.
This race has a particular nuance because in the voice of the head of government of Mexico City, indigenous corridors throughout the country will be convened.
The “unstoppable Mexico” race also deals with inclusion and pride, indigenous athletes and will be Lorena Ramírez, rarámuri runner, the ambassador of this event.
This year’s edition of the Half Marathon, whose motto is “for a life free of violence” has the date of celebration on July 13, the distance to travel through the competitors is 21.97 meters.
According to Clara Brugada, head of government of Mexico City, this event places the capital of the Republic as a forced reference in this matter.
“For us sport is a powerful tool that we have to get us to create peace and to generate well -being,” said the local president.
The bases of the race mark the participation of 30 thousand runners, the departure will be in the Caballito Tower, will advance through Paseo de la Reforma, the Chapultepec forest and the organizers will put the goal in the roundabout of El Ángel de la Independencia.
In the voice of Brugada Molina, marathons are increasingly inclusive and in athletics as well as in other international competitions, Mexico City is a must.
“Sport is an undoubted sample of unwavering power of human will”
Javier Peralta, head of the Sports Institute of Mexico City, highlighted the way in which these events position the capital of the country as a reference for high performance athletes around the world.
The departure time is at 05:45 hours, the first to train are wheelchair participants and visual weak, an hour later the corridors and other categories will take their place.
The prizes for the first place are 50 thousand pesos, the second is 35 thousand pesos, the third is 20 thousand pesos, the fourth 10 thousand pesos and the fifth is five thousand pesos; The rest of the winners in the categories with different abilities, with visual disabilities and by age are a Garmin clock.
