Running to the European Games! 5 km competition together with the 8th Cracovia Royal Half Marathon

Soon in Kraków you will be able to feel a foretaste of next year's European Games. On October 16, together with the 8th Cracovia Royal Half Marathon, a 5 km competition under the slogan "Running to the European Games" will be organized. Online registration to participate in this event will start on September 21.

Next year, Kraków and Małopolska will be the arena of the struggle of the best athletes from Europe. On June 21 at the Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium, the European Games Kraków-Małopolska 2023 will officially begin. About 7000 representatives of nearly 50 European countries, in various sports disciplines, will take part in the event.

These emotions are only in a year's time, but now you will feel like an athlete getting ready for the Games. On October 16 in Kraków, on the occasion of the 8th Cracovia Royal Half Marathon, a 5 km competition will be organized under the slogan "Running to the European Games". Participation in this race will be a great way to start preparations for next year's sports emotions.

On October 16 at 10:00 a.m., the participants of the run will set off on the route from the same starting line (Lema Street in front of TAURON Arena Kraków) as the half marathon runners and, just like them, they will finish in a unique scenery - in the glow of the lights on the main board inside the darkened largest sports and entertainment hall in Poland.

The race will be open to participants who will be 13 years old on October 16, 2022 at the latest. You should reach the finish line within the regulation time of 40 minutes. There is a limit of applications: 1000 people.

Apart from the individual classifications, the "Fastest Team" classification will be carried out - for teams of at least three and a maximum of six, consisting of at least one adult and one under 18 years of age. The final classification will be determined by the sum of the three best times achieved by the runners from the team, including the result of the minor.

By organizing this run, we want to remind the inhabitants of Kraków and guests of our city that a great event awaits us next year - the European Games Kraków-Małopolska 2023, as well as encourage them to be physically active and develop their sports passions.

Online registration for the "Running to the European Games" will start on September 21 (Wednesday) at 12:00 p.m., via the website www.cracoviapolmaraton.pl.

The organizer of the run, on behalf of the Municipality of Kraków, is the Sports Infrastructure Management Board of Kraków, and the Partner is the Organizing Committee of the European Games.