A “normal” New Year’s Eve in Bolzano

Before athlete manager Gianni Demadonna presented the world-class athletes of the 48th BOclassic South Tyrol, Christiane Warasin from the OK team presented the program of the Bolzano New Year's Eve run, which starts at 13 p.m. with a Just For Fun event. “An hour later, at 14 p.m., the BOclassic Ladurner fun run starts, which also heralds the Top7 series. Here we will also see a very strong local athlete at the start, the South Tyrolean Silvia Weissteiner. The Raiffeisen Youth Cup begins at 14.55:15.35 p.m., before some of the best long-distance runners in the world will fight for the day's victory in the elite women's 5 km race from 16:10 p.m. and the men's XNUMX km elite race from XNUMX p.m. What we are most pleased about is that there are no longer any restrictions - neither for athletes and spectators, nor for the many helpers. It will be a normal BOclassic South Tyrol,” said Warasin happily. A normal BOclassic South Tyrol with an extremely strong field of participants. For example, athlete manager Gianni Demadonna has signed the reigning European champion over 10.000 meters for the Bolzano New Year's Eve run. Trentino's Yeman Crippa would like to climb onto the podium in the Talferstadt for the first time after the eight laps over 1,25 kilometers through the old town, preferably of course on the highest podium: “It's always an honor for me to be at the start in Bolzano. I have a lot of fans here and a lot of friends come to Bolzano to cheer me on. “I’m in shape, I feel good – let’s see how things go on Saturday,” explained Crippa. Crippa is required One of Crippa's worst opponents on New Year's Eve will certainly be Amos Kipruto, who came third in Bolzano three years ago. The Kenyan is the reigning winner of the London Marathon, which he won on October 2nd. But Oscar Chelimo from Uganda will also have a say in the fight for the day's victory. The 21-year-old won the special edition in the Safety Park two years ago. At this year's World Championships in Eugene, the African won the bronze medal in the 5000m. “For the women, we can look forward to the last winners of the BOclassic Südtirol. Last year, Dawit Seyaum from Ethiopia set a new course record in 15.22 minutes. Kenyan Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi took victory in 2019 and won the special edition at Safety Park a year later, when the women exceptionally completed the 10km. Both athletes won bronze at the World Championships in Eugene: Dawit over 5000 meters, Margaret over 10.000 meters,” explained Gianni Demadonna to the journalists present. Is there the first European victory in 14 years? With the Albanian Luiza Gega, European champion in the 3000 m steeplechase, and the Croatian Matea Parlov Kostro, European silver medalist in the marathon, two strong Europeans are taking part. They could ensure the first victory by a European woman since 2008, when Gulnara Samitova-Galkina from Russia prevailed. Mayor Renzo Caramaschi and his deputy Luis Walcher once again proved to be big fans of the BOclassic Südtirol at the presentation on Thursday. “The BOclassic is, on the one hand, a tourist event and therefore important for the economy. But first and foremost it is a sporting event that we are very proud of. We will always support it,” Caramaschi promised. Walcher, on the other hand, emphasized that the BOclassic South Tyrol is an event by the citizens for the citizens and that there are therefore never any complaints about it. “You can't explain the New Year's Eve run in Bolzano, you can only love it. It’s one of the most beautiful afternoons of the year in Bolzano and the fact that it’s the last day of the year makes it even more special,” enthused Walcher. 40 years of partnership with Raiffeisen The Raiffeisen Youth Cup, which takes place in the run-up to the elite races, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Not only are the organizers proud of the “Tyrolean anniversary” – as presenter Elmar Pichler Rolle described it – but also the partner who has supported this initiative since the beginning. “Raiffeisen supports sport in several ways. We support top-class sport, popular sport and, above all, young people. In keeping with Raiffeisen's motto: If one person can't do it, many can do it. It’s the same in sport,” said Herbert von Leon, chairman of the Raiffeisen Association South Tyrol. Finally, Andreas Widmann, President of the organizing runners club Bozen Raiffeisen, briefly commented on the sponsors. “We are fortunate that we have been able to work with most of our partners for a long time. I would like to thank them for this as well as our many helpers. We are particularly pleased that RAI Sport and RAI Südtirol will be reporting live again. This means that the great pictures from BOclassic Südtirol will reach the living rooms of those fans who cannot come to Bolzano,” concluded Widmann. 48th BOclassic South Tyrol (December 31, 2022) – Program: 9.30 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Start number distribution at the Race Office 13 p.m.: Start of the non-competitive Just for Fun 14 p.m.: Start of the BOclassic Ladurner fun run 14.55 p.m.: Start of the Raiffeisen Youth Cup 15.35 p.m.: Start of BOclassic Elite Women 16 p.m.: Start of BOclassic Elite Men 16.45 p.m.: Elite race award ceremony

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A “normal” New Year’s Eve in Bolzano

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