22nd RIO DE JANEIRO HALF MARATHON WILL HAVE EXPO AND DELIVERY OF KITS IN THE MARINA OF GLORY

São Paulo (SP), 06/01/18 - The 22nd Rio de Janeiro International Half Marathon, the most beautiful of its kind in the country, scheduled for August 19, will feature kits and EXPO Athlete at Marina da Glória . In order to better serve the athletes, avoid queues and delay in withdrawing the kit, as well as being able to enjoy EXPO more, Yescom chose the new location.
The registrations for the half marathon race, with start in São Conrado and finish in the Aterro do Flamengo, are still open and can be made on the official website, www.meiamaratonadoriodejaneiro.com.br. There will also be the Super 5, 5k race with start and finish at Aterro do Flamengo, also with open registrations.
The space in Marina da Glória will have about 3 thousand m2 of covered area, with several advantages for the corridors. In addition to being adjacent to Santos Dumont Airport, which will favor athletes from other states, it still has many parking spaces.
The ease of removal of the kit will still allow athletes to enjoy the EXPO Athlete. The space will have several stands of products, services, food area, lectures and an exclusive area for sports advisory services. More information can be obtained on the website.
Considered the best half marathon in the country, it has a fast route that allows for low times. The race ratified its importance in 2008, in its 12th edition, when it was also valid for the World Half Marathon. The athletes Zersenay Tadese, from Eritrea, with the time of 59min56sec, and Lornah Kiplaga, from the Netherlands, 1h08min37sec, were the winners.
In 2017, Brazil repeated the top of the podium in the men's, this time with the athlete from Pernambuco Marcio Leão, while in the female the victory was from the Kenyan Esther Kakuri.
The Rio de Janeiro Half Marathon is an accomplishment and organization of Globo and Yescom, with promotion and transmission of TV Globo, Globoesporte.com, Euatleta.com, SporTV and support from Rio's City Hall. Supervision is from IAAF, AIMS, CBAt and Farj.
 
More information on the official website, www.meiamaratonadoriodejaneiro.com.br
 
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