Dagnachew Teklu
25 May 2007
Addis Ababa — Some 30,000 runners will participate at the 2007 Ethiopian Millennium Run, the biggest mass ever run in Africa, to be staged for the seventh time in Ethiopia.
"This will be the first big mass run in Africa where 30000 thousand runners including world elite athletes are expected to take part," Founder and Coordinator of Ethiopian Great Run, World class Athlete Major Haile Gebresilassie told a press conference on Thursday.
Haile said this year's great run to be held on Sunday 9 September 2007 and dedicated for the Ethiopian Millennium, will be the biggest in Africa The 2007 TOYOTA Great Ethiopian Run is the 7th edition of Ethiopia's annual international 10km road race.
Haile indicated that the race will be aired live on BBC, Supersport and other international media's as well as other TV stations.
He said 30000 tickets for a place in this historic event have now been made available to be had for participants.
"30,000 places for the run are now being made available this year, both through sale at registration centers in Addis Ababa and through the group registration system used in previous editions of the race," Haile noted.
He added that another 3,000 places are available for children aged under eight and 11 year olds.
These races will take place on the Saturday morning before the main 10km race on Sunday.
Registration for residents of Ethiopia for the Great Ethiopian Run 10km opens on Thursday 24th May 2007 at the launching of this year's race, which was held on Thursday at Makush gallery in the presence of the sporting community and invited guests.
The registration fee for this year race is 40 Birr, which will be held at Stadium, Hilton, Dembel city center, and Dashen Bank, (Merkato branch) Athlete Haile announced.
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