People of Izmir Met at the Shortest Night Fun Run on 21 June

Organized by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, the 21st of June Shortest Night Amusement Run brought together sports fans from Izmir. Bayraklı The run, starting from the Pier and ending at the Bostanlı Yasemin Cafe, was the scene of colorful scenes.

Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerWork continues in line with the goal of transforming İzmir into a sports city. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality organized the 21st June Shortest Night Fun Run as part of the World Yoga Day events. Bayraklı İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary General Ertuğrul Tugay and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Services Department Head Hakan Orhunbilge gave the start of the run, which started at the Bostanlı Yasemin Cafe and started from the pier. At the end, the athletes were welcomed by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Club President Ersan Odaman.

racers, Bayraklı After warming up in front of the pier, she completed the 8,5 kilometer run and beat the rope at Yasemin Cafe in Bostanlı. Medals were presented to the participants to commemorate the day. Ertuğrul Tugay, Deputy Secretary General of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, also participated in the race.

200 people ran

Hakan Orhunbilge said, “We organized the Longest Night Run on 21 December. More than a thousand people participated in the race that night, when the temperature dropped to almost four degrees. This evening, despite the extreme heat, we reached 200 participants. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç SoyerA running and sports culture has emerged in our city with the vision of . We will continue to make flowers bloom on the streets of İzmir together with our people with the races on special days, especially in the Marathon İzmir.”

Preparation for Marathon Izmir

Ersan Odaman, President of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Club, who said that they had an enjoyable event, said, “Our aim was to organize races on four special days of the year, when the equinox occurs. We have successfully done both of these. We look at these races as preparation races for Maraton İzmir, which is also an international brand. The high number of participants shows that there is a running culture in our city.”