LIFELINE HELLAS CHARITY ROAD RACE
LIFELINE RUN
CHARITY ROAD RACE OF LIFELINE HELLAS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS "P. & A. KYRIAKOU" AND "AGIA SOFIA"
The humanitarian organization Lifeline Hellas, the Marathon Team Greece by Maria Polyzou, the champion and Ambassador of Lifeline Hellas Maria Polyzou and the Athens Olympic Sports Center co-organized the 2nd LIFELINE RUN charity race on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 10:00 in the surrounding area of OAKA.
The charity race was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Religion and Sports and the Hellenic Paralympic Committee, with the aim of supporting the Neonatal Intensive Care Units of the children's hospitals "Agia Sophia" and "P. & A. Kyriakou" with the offer of incubators.
Deputy Minister of Sports Yannis Vroutsis welcomed the event, spoke about its charitable purpose and signaled the start of the race. The President of Lifeline Hellas, Nasia Papamanoli, thanked the Ministry of Education, Religion and Sports and the Deputy Minister of Sports Yiannis Vroutsis, the Director General of OAKA Mr. Kon/no Halioris, the gold sponsor Menarini Hellas and Nextcom Group as well as all the supporters, volunteers, runners and walkers. Honorary Vice President Dr. Antzis Margariti Andrews referred to the charitable nature of the race that became an institution thanks to the love of the world. The champion and Ambassador of Lifeline Hellas for sports Maria Polyzou, soul of the Lifeline Run, gave the pulse.
The race exceeded all expectations with over 1,000 runners of all ages.
In addition to the awarding of the winners, the Deputy Minister of Sports Giannis Vroutsis, the President of the Paralympic Committee Giorgos Kapellakis and the Director General of the OAKA Kon/nos Halioris received honorary awards.
Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis and former Minister of Health Giannis Pleuris as well as the wife of the Deputy Minister of Sports Theodora Vroutsis graced the charity race with their presence and competed.
Also, among those present were: the son of Princess Catherine David Andrews with his wife and Honorary Vice President of Lifeline Hellas Dr. Antzis Margariti Andrews and their son Alexandros who entertained the audience and the members of the Board of Directors President Anastasia Papamanoli, Vice President Dr. Ioannis Patiniotis, the General Secretary Ioannis Sahinis, Ivi Azaria, Alexia Savrami with her husband Vasilis, Panagis Trikardos with his newborn son and his wife Anna Maria, Ioanna Dragni, Erietta Bordoni.
Also participating were Eleni Varsou, Deputy Mayor of Administrative Services and Urban Planning, the joint Governor of the interconnected children's pediatric hospitals, Emmanuel Papasavvas, "Agia Sophia" and "P. & A. Kyriakou", on behalf of the gold sponsor of the race Menarini Hellas, Maria Kritikou, the sponsor of the race Georgia Tzima Kytsara, Marilia Vazou, Panagiotis Antonakopoulos, Athanasios Ellis with his wife Polina Sapounas Ellis and their children , David Sic, Gogo Daskalaki, Manos Velanis with his daughter, on behalf of the sponsoring company "VIKOS" Maria Trigaki and Konstantinos Katsiamis and many others.
As part of the Lifeline Hellas campaign "Children Helping Children", the following schools participated in the race: Athens College, Pierce College, Ursuline Greek-French School, Saint Joseph's Greek-French School and Campion.
Sponsors of the match were the following companies: Menarini Hellas and Sustenium vitamins, Nextcom Group, Vikos, Metropolitan Hospital, Planet Fruits, Bananas Manolito, GIOTIS and Sweet & Balance bars, Angeliki Angelides, Margariti Dental Clinic, MGM Tennis Academy, MGM Sports Academy .
The companies KPMG Greece, SAVRAMIS, ARKAS HELLAS, EUROFINS, TESCO GROUP, PAVIMAR supported the competition with their participations.
Communication sponsor was www.infokids.gr
Lifeline Hellas thanks the runners, the walkers, all the athletes and children who supported the race, the valuable volunteers, the sponsors of the race as well as the staff of OAKA who contributed the most to the best running and renews its appointment for the 3rd LIFELINE RUN!