Sports · Running & Athletics · 15 hrs ago
6,500 Take Part in First Osmangazi Republic Run in Türkiye
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality held the first Osmangazi Republic Run on the Osmangazi Bridge in Türkiye.
A total of 6,500 runners took part in 5km and 10km events marking the Republic’s 103rd anniversary.
Participants came from 19 countries, and 16 leading Turkish athletes competed.
The event let runners cross the Gulf on foot, an experience not usually available to pedestrians.
Organisers hope to make the race a tradition and eventually turn it into one of the world’s major running events.
No date for another race was given.
The first Osmangazi Republic Run drew 6,500 participants to the Osmangazi Bridge in Türkiye.
The event featured 5-kilometre public and 10-kilometre professional races.
Participants from 19 countries took part, alongside 16 leading Turkish elite athletes.
The run was held for the 103rd anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye.
Kocaeli Mayor Tahir Büyükakın said organizers hoped to make the event a tradition and one of the world’s leading races.
- Who
- 6,500 runners took part, including athletes from 19 countries and 16 Turkish elite athletes.
- What
- The first Osmangazi Republic Run, with 5-kilometre and 10-kilometre races.
- When
- For the 103rd anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye. The event date is not stated.
- Where
- On the Osmangazi Bridge, in Türkiye.
- Why
- To mark the Republic’s 103rd anniversary through a running event.
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- Participants
- 6,500
- Race distances
- 5 kilometres and 10 kilometres
- International participation
- 19 countries
- Turkish elite athletes
- 16
- Anniversary marked
- 103rd anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye
What people are saying
We wanted to celebrate our Republic on a bridge stretching from the past to the future.
We hope it will soon take the name of the traditional Osmangazi Republic Run.
We want it to become one of the most important races in the world.