Trieste Marathon

[Infopoint]

We are considering the possibility of organising the participation of a 
group from the ICTP community in the traditional Trieste Marathon 
(previously known as Bavisela) together with a group of 
refugees/migrants who are presently housed at CARA, Gradisca.

For details of the Trieste Marathon which will take place on Sunday, 7 
May, please see the following link:

http://www.triestemarathon.it/

We are assuming this will be for the shorter run, i.e. 7 kilometres.

If any one of you has already registered for the marathon and is 
interested in participating in this initiative, could you kindly contact 
the Infopoint within Tuesday, 11 April.

We would also like to cover the registration costs of the 
refugees/migrants and any contribution to this would be greatly 
appreciated. We are expecting to have at least 5 people from CARA 
participating. Contributions may also be given to the Infopoint.

This initiative would be in accordance with the message from the 
Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the International Day of 
Sport for Development and Peace, 6 April 2017:

"Sport is a passion shared by women and men across the world. It is a 
force for physical well-being and social empowerment. It is an engine 
for equality, especially gender equality, for including everyone, 
especially the most disadvantaged. There is no more powerful platform 
than sport to nurture the values we all share – solidarity, 
responsibility, respect, honesty, teamwork, equality motivation and 
self-esteem… Sport is a way to include everyone, including refugees and 
migrants, to fight against stereotypes, to strengthen the foundations 
for peace in healthy societies".

Anne Gatti & Nicoletta Zar
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