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Long-awaited comeback with Kenenisa Bekele at BMW BERLIN-MARATHON
- Kenenisa Bekele as the absolute top favourite.
- #restartrunning of the endurance sports community
- Partnership with WWF Germany
- Nutrition expert Maurten as nutrition partner.
From September 25 to 26, all eyes will be on the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON in the
running scene. After a bitter period of deprivation, a major marathon for
top as well as amateur athletes is finally possible again in Berlin. A
large field of runners and skaters will be allowed to celebrate
#restartrunning for the endurance sports community on the streets of the
German capital on the last weekend in September. Due to the current
pandemic situation, this year there is a reduction in participants and a
detailed hygiene concept, which makes it possible for an event of this
magnitude to be realized at all.
Not only are the recreational athletes appreciative of the endless efforts
by the organiser SCC EVENTS, which are making it possible to finally
compete together again at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. A look at the list of
favourites shows quite clearly how much the world’s elite is also waiting
for top notch races. None other than running legend Kenenisa Bekele will
aim for victory on September 26. At the 2019 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, he
clearly demonstrated with his time of 2:01:41 hours that he is always a
force to be reckoned with. Whether he can shine again this year with one of
the fastest marathon times ever remains to be seen. Anything is possible
for the Ethiopian jack-of-all-trades. The #berlinlegend Bekele appears to
do particularly well in the Berlin air. This is underlined not only by his
victories at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON in 2016 and 2019, but also by his
captivating performances at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in the
capital city on the Spree River. At the races in the Olympic Stadium,
Kenenisa Bekele won World Championship gold in the 10,000 m for the fourth
time in a row and took the World Championship title in the 5,000 m a week
later. Kenenisa Bekele: "I will come back with good energy and motivation
to BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. The last race in Berlin motivated me a lot, so I
hope I will fulfil my plan this year." So, in many ways, the BMW
BERLIN-MARATHON 2021 will be an event with historic sporting significance.
The positive omens for the upcoming Sporty Golden Twenties have not only
been recognised by the participants themselves. In the entire sports
industry and beyond, a spirit of optimism is making itself felt. In the
run-up to the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON it was announced that SCC EVENTS and WWF
Germany will in future enter a partnership for more environmental awareness
in sport. Christian Jost, in his function as managing director of SCC
EVENTS, commented: "We have also used the past months to formulate
strategies and goals for the coming years. In doing so, it became clear
again and again how much we hold both nature and our participants close to
our hearts. That’s why we want to further reduce our ecological footprint,
further optimize our current environmental management system and our course
supply. With WWF Germany, we have the best partner at our side for this."
Martina von Münchhausen, as an expert at WWF for sustainable tourism and
sports, adds: "Sports events also have an ecological footprint. Together
with SCC EVENTS, we want to develop and implement innovative and
resource-saving concepts to make sporting events more environmentally and
climate friendly. In this way, we can preserve the joy of movement and
sport in our natural environment."
For more than 50 years, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has been
working around the globe to stop environmental destruction and shape a
future in which people and nature live in harmony. In more than 100
national and international projects, WWF Germany, as part of the WWF
network, is currently working to preserve biodiversity and our natural
livelihoods.
Furthermore, the nutrition specialist Maurten will act as nutrition partner
at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON as well as at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.
Christian Jost says: "Maurten is an absolute nutrition specialist for the
catering strategies of our participants, who has also helped top athletes
like Kenenisa Bekele to top performances."
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