Euroins supports the 9th edition of Sofia Ekiden Marathon 2023

On September 6th, 2023, on Unification Day, for the ninth year in a row in Sofia, with the support of Euroins, an Ekiden (relay) marathon will be held, organized by the youth sports club "Sofia - Europe", with the assistance of the "Sofia - European capital of sports" Foundation and under the patronage of the Japanese ambassador in Bulgaria.

The start and finish of the marathon will be in front of the "Vasil Levski" National Stadium. The competition is team and relay, with each team consisting of 6 participants in 6 categories, who will run the classic distance of 42.195 km in posts, as follows: 3 x 5 km, 2 x 10 km and 1 x 7.195 km

"Sofia Ekiden Marathon" is held with the aim of popularizing relay road running in Bulgaria. The competition is officially included in the celebration of the 34th days of Japanese culture in Bulgaria. The marathon is called "Ekiden" from the Japanese hieroglyphs "eki" - point, and "den" - surrender, and supports team spirit and play. Relay marathons are extremely emotional and are one of the most popular competitions in the world of athletics. In various countries, these runs have different names, but the organizers of the Bulgarian race prefer the classic "Ekiden" - as a sign of respect for the Japanese tradition. For the first time, a relay marathon is held in Japan.

All about the "Sofia Ekiden Marathon", route map and registration method here