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Around 8,000 runners in Polish leg of Wings for Life World Run

06.05.2024 08:00
Around 8,000 runners on Sunday took part in the Polish leg of this year’s Wings for Life World Run, which aims to raise funds for research into spinal cord injuries.
The Wings for Life World Run is an annual international charity event that this year attracted more than 265,000 competitors worldwide.
The Wings for Life World Run is an annual international charity event that this year attracted more than 265,000 competitors worldwide.Photo: PAP/Marek Zakrzewski

Dariusz Nożyński won the Polish leg of the global charity event, covering a distance of 63.2 kilometres in a race that has no fixed finish line and in which runners are chased by a car.

Dominika Stelmach, meanwhile, became the winner among the women, notching up 55.02 km in the run, which took place in and around the western city of Poznań.

Stelmach was also named the global female winner.

Japan's Motoya Watanabe finished the international race with the best result globally. Running in his home country, he notched up 70.09 km.

The Wings for Life World Run is an annual international charity event that this year attracted 265,818 competitors worldwide.

Runners are chased by a car that starts a half-hour after the competitors with an initial speed of 14 kph. The race ends for a competitor when he or she is passed by the car.

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Source: TVN24, PAP