TIRANA, Nov 15 /ATA/ The tenth edition of the Tirana Marathon got underway today at 08:00, bringing together around 5,800 participants in one of the capital’s largest sporting events.
The Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) brings footage capturing the atmosphere and participation in the marathon.
This year’s new addition is a 5-kilometre race, aimed at making the event more accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels.
The races are held across five categories: the full 42-kilometre marathon, the 21-kilometre half-marathon, Tirana 10K, the 5-kilometre race and the 3-kilometre “We Too” race.
Around 600 volunteers, 800 police officers and 500 Tirana Municipality staff have been involved in preparations and the organisation of the event over the past six months.
This year, winners will once again receive cash prizes ranging from €200 to €5,000. The top prize of €5,000 will go to the winner of the 42-kilometre full marathon.
The event has also brought traffic restrictions across the capital. Several of Tirana’s main roads will remain closed to vehicles until 16:00, including the entire Inner Ring Road, “Zogu i Parë” Boulevard and New Boulevard.
Road closures have also been put in place on the route between Skanderbeg Square and Mother Teresa Square, as well as Kavaja, Durrës and Myslym Shyri streets, the former Blloku area and intersections linking the main boulevard with Elbasan Road.
Several urban bus routes have also been diverted.
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