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Kharkiv officials to compete in marathon

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Traditional marathon Liberation will be held August 21 in Kharkiv. About 3,000 athletes will participate in it, including employees of City Hall and the City Council.

thumb-article-300x225-526cFrom the city council on the start will come the director of the Department of Housing Roman Nehoroshkov, head of the Moscovsky district Oleg Tovkun and others, Newsroom informs (RU).

A vice-governor Julia Svetlichnaya, as well as last year, will run a distance of 10 km.

“This year is the second time I will take part in the traditional marathon, which takes place in Kharkiv on the eve of Independence Day of Ukraine. I believe that such sporting events – a great opportunity for everyone to test their strength and demonstrate the ability to achieve the desired goals,” said Svetlichnaya.

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The race will begin at 8 am at the stadium Dynamo. Participation in the marathon is free, but it a medical certificate of each participant and registration is required.

BACKGROUND: It will be XXXI traditional running marathon “Liberation” in Kharkiv. Participants are offered to run four possible distances: 42.2 km, 21.1 km, 10 km and 3 km. In 2015, about 5,000 people attended the event. The youngest of athletes was 5 years old, and the oldest – 94 years old.

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