Final call: Registration closing for inaugural '1920 Running Race' in Ankara

ISTANBUL

Late registration has officially opened for the inaugural "1920 Running Race" that will be held on April 5 in the Turkish capital Ankara as part of the 106th anniversary celebrations of Anadolu.

Sponsored by Gokturk Holding, Ankara's Kecioren Municipality, Trendyol, Kizilay Natural Mineral Water, Kizilay Sparkling Mineral Water, Mixmey 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, founder and first president of the Republic of Türkiye, the race will finish at its starting point.

It will be broadcast live on TRT Spor Yildiz.

Participants can register from March 25 to April 2 via 1920kosusu.com. Early registration took place from March 3-10 and regular registration from March 11-24.

The late registration fee for the event, which has a total capacity of 1,500 participants, is 1,000 Turkish liras ($22.50).

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 ($1,691) and third-place winners 50,000 Turkish liras ($1,127).

The first-place winners in each age group will receive 15,000 Turkish liras ($338), second-place winners 10,000 Turkish liras ($225), and third-place winners 5,000 Turkish liras ($112) each.

Successful athletes will also receive gifts of products from sponsors.