Registration for '1920 Running Race' in Ankara closes

ISTANBUL

Registration for the "1920 Running Race," set to take place in the Turkish capital Ankara on Sunday as part of the 106th anniversary celebrations of Anadolu, has closed.

Sponsored by Gokturk Holding, Ankara's Kecioren Municipality, Trendyol, Kizilay Natural Mineral Water, Kizilay Sparkling Mineral Water, Mixmey, "Nuh'un Ankara Makarnasi" and Acibadem Healthcare Group, with Yesilay as a social responsibility partner, the 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) race will start at 10 am local time (0700GMT) in front of Anadolu's headquarters.

Following a course that includes the area around Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first president of the Republic of Türkiye, the race will finish at the starting point.

It will be broadcast live on the national broadcaster TRT Spor Yildiz.

Registration for the major race, which opened on March 3, concluded with final applications on April 2. Despite receiving a large number of entries, a total of 1,188 participants -- including international athletes -- were deemed eligible to compete.

In addition to the general classification, the race will also include categories for participants aged 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 70 and older.

In the general classification, first-place winners in the men's and women's categories will receive 100,000 Turkish liras ($2,255) each, second-place winners 75,000 Turkish liras and third-place winners 50,000 Turkish liras.

The first-place winners in each age group will receive 15,000 Turkish liras, second-place 10,000 Turkish liras and third-place winners 5,000 Turkish liras each. Successful athletes will also receive gifts from sponsors.