Author: wmra_wp

“During the final day of meetings for the WMRA Council in Monte Carlo, the definition of mountain running was discussed at length which resulted in proposed language for a new rule to appear in the IAAF rule book: this new rule numbered 251 could replace actual rule 250.10.&nbsp,
It was agreed by the Council that there are extreme variations in conditions in which Mountain running is practiced worldwide.”
The difference between very successful and unsuccessful events often lies in the natural characteristics of the venue and the abilities of the course designer.
The proposed rule from the WMRA Council is intended as a guide and incentive to assist countries to further develop Mountain running.
Guidelines are included to support worldwide race directors in the organization and logistics of their events.
The proposed rule will be forwarded to the IAAF for consideration with hopes for final approval by the IAAF Congress in August 2013, at Moscow.
The rule would then appear in the IAAF Rule Book.
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News by WMRA

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on fornt page: Lamine Diack (IAAF President)

“Important WMRA Council meeting is working on progress on this weekend at Monte Carlo.
First of all, WMRA is happy to report that the WMRA relationship with the IAAF continues to be a solid one.
Not only does the WMRA receive financial support, but also advice on many administrative manners that assist the WMRA with their many programs including the World Mountain Running Championships, the WMRA Grand Prix, the World Long Distance Challenge, the International Youth Cup.
Representatives at the WMRA meetings from the IAAF included Essar GABRIEL, IAAF General Secretary, David OKEYO, Chairman IAAF Cross Country Committee, Sean WALLACE-JONES, Senior Manager, IAAF, and Paul HARDY, IAAF Competitions Director.
The WMRA is also pleased to have at our meetings, Pierre WEISS, honorary member of WMRA.
&quot,We have conducted last year the IAAF strategic plan. You (WMRA) are part of the family,&quot, said GABRIEL during the WMRA meetings, &quot,This road map (the strategic plan), has us looking at our priorities and our vision.&quot,
Happily this vision includes the WMRA and its many programs.
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The new WMRA constitution has been approved by Monegasque Government, thanking the work made by Pierre WEISS, and the fact the all necessary documents were signed by IAAF President, Lamine DIACK.&nbsp,
This creates some new policies for the WMRA including annual membership in the WMRA for federations. This new constitution also has Monaco as the official &quot,home&quot, and headquarters of the WMRA. Member federations will receive more information in the coming weeks regarding membership dues for 2013 and – in advance for 2014, following civil laws of Monte Carlo.
A series of important decision was taken by WMRA Council.
Some of the most important were:
1) Technical delegate for the 2013 World Mountain Running Championships in Poland Wolfgang MUENZEL, has been in contact with the LOC regarding the course for this year’s events. The course profile and map will be updated and available soon for our member federations to review. Both MUENZEL and organizational delegate Galia PUHALEVA will perform a site visit in March or early April to coordinate other aspects of the event. The Team Manual will be distributed sometime in late May/early June and deadline for Preliminary Entry Form will be fixed on June.
2) The Nigeria 2014 situation was discussed at length based on the comments received following the conditional approval granted at the 2012 World Mountain Running Association Congress meeting after the visit of some WMRA Council member on last November. Some of the issues were already solved (like for sample, air transfer from Lagos to Obudu Ranch) and some others must to be resolved in the next few months include the Visa situation, lodging at Obudu Ranch (the host venue), vaccinations for athletes.. Erhan BASOGLU (TUR) will serve as the technical delegate and Galia PUHALEVA (BUL) will serve as the organizational delegate. Both will work closely with the LOC in the coming weeks and months. Expect a full report at the Congress meeting in September.
3) Letters of intent to host the 2015 World Mountain Running Championships were received from the UK (Snowdon region in Wales: UKA and LOC proposed an interesting conjunction with Master World Championships on the same week and in the same venue) and Bulgaria (Sapareva Banya). The situation for 2015 will be reviewed at the Congress meeting in September at which time official bids are anticipated from both countries.
4) In 2013, the World Masters Mountain Running Championships will be in the Czech Republic on August 31: situation is under control and WMRA expect a great event. Instead WMRA decided that in 2014, Telfes, Austria will host World Masters Championships on September 6. Both events are uphill courses.
5) The 8th WMRA International Youth Cup 2013 will be held on Sunday, July 7, hosted by the French Athletics Federation at Gap (Hautes Alpes), France. This event is for athletes ages 16-17. This was unanimously approved by the WMRA Council. The boys course will be 5km and the girls will run 3km. web address will be proposed as: www.athle.fr contact is gap2013@athle.fr. The closest airport is Marseille (MRS). Delegates to the event include Pierre WEISS and Nancy HOBBS. The weekend of the event is the same of the European Mountain Running Championships, but the two events involved different categories of athletes and French LOC have no other possibility for other dates (in French the annual school period finish at the end of June and in July Gap will host a stage of Tour of France and other International Festival).
6) WMRA Grand Prix circuit and regulations (including prize money) for 2013 were also decided by WMRA Council.
7) about Long Distance Challenge 2014 Council examined an official application form by Zermatt, Switzerland, and WMRA Council member Munzel will take contact with LOC for clarifying aspect regarding the date of the event, instead for 2015 WMRA Council decided to accept the application form by USA (Pike Peak, Colorado Springs),
Besides the WMRA Council is considering a more developed social media presence in the future.
This may include video footage from our events as well as still photographs and more. We are looking to develop a better presence in the social media networks.
On Friday 11th January, the Annual WMRA/IAAF anti-doping meeting was held with the presence from IAAF of Gabriel&nbsp,DOLLE’, Thomas CAPDEVIELLE and Pierre Yves GARNIER and by WMRA of Bruno GOZZELINO, Tomo SARF, Pierre WEISS and Sonja AMBROSY.
WMRA Council, with the assistance of Dr. Sonja Ambrosy, will prepare a medical guide about the medical services which the LOC must provide will be produced for the World Mountain Running Championships. This document is presently in a draft form and the WMRA Council will provide feedback to Dr. Ambrosy. The final document will be reviewed by the IAAF Medical Committee in next time. The medical guide will include parameters for the LOC to consider when organizing their medical plan for the World Mountain Running Championships. Some of these items to be covered include competent and sufficient personnel, adequate location of aid stations, adequate equipment and supplies, and a robust communication system.
WMRA Council will go&nbsp,on Sunday 13th January, morning.

News by WMRA

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On front page: IAAF and WMRA Officials at Monte Carlo.

“IAAF celebrated the Centenary of the Foundation at Barcelona with two days full of wonderful events.
More than 800 persons coming from all the world attended at the Celebration: among them about 200 athletes winner of gold medals to the Olympic Games and/or World Athletic Championships!
A lot of IAAF Officials (starting from President and Council Members) and Officials representing National Athletic Federations met at Barcelona for this unique moment.
Bruno Gozzelino, as WMRA President, attended to the Celebration.
Galia Puhaleva, like Bulgarian Athletic Federation, but also WMRA Council member, was also present.”
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A IAAF Centenary Welcome Banquet to the Maritim Museum went in the Celebration on Friday 23. November evening.
On Saturday 24. November there were on the morning a IAAF Kids Athletics Demonstration (closed to the Arc de Triumph), then on the afternoon the Press Conference for 2012 Awards at Hotel Skipper and on the evening the IAAF Centenary Gala at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya Palau Nacional, Parc de Montju&iuml,c (MNAC)
During the days of Celebration was possible to visit the IAAF Centenary Exhibition at the Museu Ol&iacute,mpic i de l’Esport &quot,Joan Antoni Samaranch&quot,.
Just this Exhibition is particular important for mountain running.
Eight lanes of athletics history were created and are part of this exhibition:
Lane 1: 100 years of IAAF,
Lane 2: World Championships Highlights,
Lane 3: IAAF Competition,
Lane 4: IAAF Areas,
Lane 5: Women in Athletics,
Lane 6: Technical Developments,
Lane 7: Event Highlights:
Lane 8: Building for the future.
In the Lane 3 there is a part dedicated to WMRA with a summary of the individual and team winner of the World Mountain Running Championships.
The WMRA logo and two pictures of the 27. World Mountain Running Championships 2011 in Albania are also printed in this section.
It is very important – WMRA is sure that all agree with this opinion – that this section is part of this exhibition and not only all the athletes which name is written in the medal table but also all who loves our beautiful discipline could be proud for this!

News by Bruno Gozzelino WMRA President

Photo source by Patrizia Longo:
On front page:
– WMRA panel with Bruno Gozzelino, WMRA President,
On second page:
– WMRA panel inside the Exhibition.

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“The 24-year-old Alex Baldaccini won the men’s race at the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) Grand Prix final in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 7 October: EA announced that he was voted as European Athlete of the Month for October in the men category.
In the women category, Matejai Kosovelj, Slovenian mountain runner arrived third, whilst&nbsp,Turkey’s Elvan Abeylegesse have been voted as the European Athletes of the Month for October. Abeylegesse, the 2010 European Athletics Championships 10,000m gold medalist returned to form with a run over 20km in Paris in 65:42, the fastest time by a European over this distance since 2006. The double Olympic medallist missed out on most of the 2012 season due to injury.”
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Poland’s Gregorz Sudol, a silver medalist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships 50km walk, clocked 3:46:01 over the same distance to win as a guest at the German championships in Gleina on 14 October and was voted second in the men’s poll. The 17-year-old Hungarian hammer thrower Bence P&aacute,sztor, who threw 83.30m with the 5kg youth implement in Veszpr&eacute,m on 13 October, the best mark in the world for his age group in 2012, was voted third.
Three-time Chicago Marathon winner Liliya Shobukhova of Russia ran the fastest time by a European this year when she clocked 2:22:59 while finishing fourth in Chicago on 7 October and was voted second in the women’s poll ahead of Slovenia’ Mateja Kosovelj. Kosovelj won the women’s race at the WMRA Grand Prix final on home soil.
The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in Europe.
European Athletics names a male and female winner each month and features the athlete on the European Athletics website.
Selections are based on votes by the public, media and a panel of European Athletics experts – each counting for 33.3% of the final vote. No athlete who has previously served a two-year doping ban can be nominated for or win the European Athlete of the Month award.

News by EA webpage.

Photos source by WMRA (Raimondo Balicco and Tomo Sarf)
On front page:
– Alex Baldaccini (ITA)
On second page:
– Mateja Kosovelj (SLO)

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“Ethiopian runners took 4 gold medals (plus 1 silver and 2 bronze) at the 4. African Mountain Running Championships 2012, held on 17. November 2012 in Nigeria.
In the medal table also Uganda with 2 silver medals (one individual and one team in the men race) and Nigeria with silver medal in the women team Championships.
Etenesh Diro Neda in the women race and Abebe Dinkesa in the men race won the title of African Champion and also the 8. Obudu International mountain race, receiving 50.000,00 USD for this victory.
Both Ethiopian winners of last edition 2011, Mesfin Hunegnaewai in the men and Yalew Genet in the women did not finished the race.
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“On the new track of the race long 12.6 km., very well prepared under direction of WMRA Council member Erhan Basoglu, with his staff formed by Babac Hasan (Member of EA Mountain Running Commission), Erkan Sakarya and Osman Akyuz) and by 80 Nigerian workers, Abebe Dinkesa won for the third time the race after an exciting battle with Kenyan Ondara MacDonard: at the finish the gap between these two runners was only 30 seconds! 1hour 1 minute and 58 seconds was the time of the winner: 1hour 2 minutes and 28 seconds the time of the second. Third in the race was Kenyan Robert Chemosin, with 1.03:24. As in the past Kenyan Athletics Federation have not sent official entries to the African Championships and for this reason the podium of the Continental Championships was completed by Ugandan Philip Kiplomo (fourth in the race with 1.04:19) and by Ethiopian Atalay Yirsaw Tenegene (fifth in the race with 1.04:50). Dida Bonsa (7. With 1.05:52) and Tebalu Zawude Heyi (9. with 1.06:35) kept victory in the Africam Team Championships with a total of 9 points in front of Uganda with 12 points (together Kiplomo, Martin Moses Kurong was 6. with 1.05:22 and Michael Cherop finished 8. with 1.06:21). Bronze medal for hosting Country Nigeria with 30 points. In front of the NAF President Salomon Ogba, Emmanuel Gyang (11. with 1.11.22), Goyet Gideon (12. with 1.11.28), Gyang Danjuma (14. with 1.14.11), John Bulus Jah (17. with 1.15:23) and Eyo Cletus (18 with 1.16:42) finished race showing the performances of Nigerian runners are increasing in this beautiful discipline of athletics.
Etenesh Diro Neda in the women race of km. 8,6 win the race with time of 1hour and 3 seconds, in front a group of Kenyan runners formed by Rita Jeptoo Bisuenei (second with 1.02:45), Paskalia Kipoech (third with 1.04:02) and Margereta Wangari Muruiki (fourth with 1.05:14). Other runners of the Ethiopian Team finished fifth Godafy Afera Behra (with 1.06:06), sixth Ayalew Wude Yimer (with 1.08:18) and seventh Gebru Azemra Hagos (with 1.10:07). First Nigerian runner Deborak Pam arrived eighth (1.12:49 in front her fellow Janet Jung ninth with 1.13:15. Other Nigerian team member were at the end 17th (Aderonke Olumudi 1.21:46), 19th (Genevive Njoku 1.26.59) and 20th Esther Dimtok 1.27:51). Three Kenyan and four Cameroonian runners were out of the African Championships always for the same procedural reason regarding entry.
54 men (47 finished) and 36 women (27 finished) run in the 8th Obudu International Mountain Race, coming from Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon and, of course, host Country, Nigeria.
LOC have invited this year all the WMRA Council members to attend at the competition in order to be able to consider all the organisational and technical aspect. For this reason besides Erhan Basoglu, also Galia Puhaleva (BUL – WMRA Council member) attended to the event, together&nbsp, WMRA President Bruno Gozzelino: report will be prepared for WMRA Council on next January in order to take final decision for 30. WMRA World Mountain Running Championships, but since now WMRA is confident that the event will be staged in Nigeria.
At the final prize ceremony were present a lot of Nigerian VIP starting since HE Efiok Cobham, Deputy Governor of Cross River State, and Salomon Ogba, NAF President.
William Archibong, LOC Chairman, and all persons present were very satisfied about the exit of this edition of the competition and gave all the insurance for working in the next future for organising a wonderful Championships in 2014, starting since next edition of the race that was fixed on Saturday, November 30th, 2013.

News by Bruno Gozzelino (WMRA President)

Photos source by Galia Puhaleva and by Erhan Basoglu (WMRA Council members)
On front page:
– Men Team African podium with in front HE Efiok Cobham /Deputy Governor of Cross River State), Salomon Ogba (NAF President) and Bruno Gozzelino (WMRA President).
On second page:
-battle for the victory in men race,
– women race,
– Women Team Afrrican podium,
-&nbsp,NAF and WMRA Officials: (from lef to right) Osman Akyuz,&nbsp,Hasan Babac, Erhan Basoglu,&nbsp,Bruno Gozzelino, Salomon Ogba, Galia Puhaleva, Omatseye Nesiama, Erkan Sakarya.&nbsp,&nbsp,

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“An Important edition of the Eighth Obudu International Mountain Race will be hosted in Nigeria on November 17th 2012.
The most important aspect is the new route of the race: a staff of Turkish experts, along with&nbsp, Nigerian workers (100 people), under the direction of Erhan Basoglu prepared a new track for the race, following WMRA recommendations for the parameters to satisfy the expectations of the Nations of the WMRA for the 30. World Mountain Running Championships on 2014.
The track of the course has changed to standardise the terrain after the presentation of the official application bid in Italy last September.
Much work was involved and included two small bridges that were built for crossing little rivers.
The test of the race course will be very important.
At the last WMRA Congress it was decided to accept the application from NAF and Cross River State under conditions that some important organisational aspects will be tested during 2012 and 2013.
Another important step for improving logistical and organisational matters was the fact that top athletes this year arrived to the venue of the competition by plane.
The Sen. Liyel Imoke, Governor of Cross River State, organised the operation and opening of Bebi airstrip that is very near to Obudu Ranch Cattle.
This means that the athletes avoided the long&nbsp, transfer by bus arrived directly to Bebi airstrip from Lagos.
The transfer from Bebi airstrip to Obudu was less than one hour.
In 2014, for the World Mountain Running Championships each athlete who competes in the race will receive a minimum financial support of $550 towards the costs to fly to Lagos or Abuja.
The costs of the trip to Bebi airstrip and return would be borne by the LOC. ”
“This year both winners from 2011 edition of the race will be at the start: Ethiopian runners come to Nigeria to confirm recent excellent performances in the event, with leaders Mesfin Hunegnaewai in the men and Yalew Genet in the women.
There are a great number of very strong runners coming from Kenya and Uganda. Nigeria is still looking to develop their challenge in the future and with such commitment, it would be no surprise to see Nigeria challenge for individual positions. At the start line there will be athletes coming from Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Eritrea, Morocco, Cameroon, Tanzania and, of course, host Country, Nigeria.
LOC Chairman William Archibong, and the AFN, with many of their senior officials will be present. These include Solomon Ogba, NAF President, the General Secretary, Maria Wophill,&nbsp, Navy Captain Omatseye Nesiama, AFN Technical Director, Jide Josiah and Samuel Fatunla, a very well-known African statistician.
The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke, with the wonderful support of the highest political authorities of Nigeria who are working to satisfy the conditions that WMRA requested to maintain the high standards for the organization of the 30. World Mountain Running Championships in 2014.
The WMRA presence at the event is seen with WMRA President, Bruno Gozzelino, and WMRA Council members, Turkish Erhan Basoglu and Bulgarian Galia Puhaleva.
The cash prize for the runners in the male and female category was the same as each of the gold medallists got $50,000, silver medallists $20,000, and bronze medallists $9,000.
About 40 international athletes men and 25 women, plus many Nigerian runners, are on the start list for the eighth running of the International Obudu Race which will attract a large number of spectators in an area of outstanding natural beauty here in Nigeria.

News by Bruno Gozzelino (WMRA President)

Photos source by Clara Braide
on front page:
– arrival of officials and top runners to Bebi airport.
on second page:
– William Archibong
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“At the beginning of November, Bucharest hosted a unique event: the Celebration of the Romanian Athletics Federation, who has reached the ripe old age of 100 years!
Under the direction of F.R.A. President, Sorin Matei, and its staff, there were wonderful moments.
For sample, on 2. November 2012, Romanian Athletic Federation celebrated the Centenary of its Foundation on the morning with the presentation of a beautiful book with all the history of Romanian Athletics (about 1300 pages!!!) with photos and statistics!”
“Inside the headquarters of F.R.A. there was the inauguration of a pattern with more than 4000 images with all the most important persons for Romanian athletics movement in the history.
On the same day at the evening was held the Anniversary Gala, organized at Complex Sydney 2000, Izvorani: an exhibition of trophies and artwork, in honor of ten Romanian Olympic champions, was held at this venue.
Famous anchor woman, Andreea Marin Banica moderate the ceremony, with exceptional artistic moments, pigmented film signed by Monica Bucur, that is story in pictures &quot,move&quot,, distributed in three significant moments together anniversary awarded trophies.
Some crystal &quot,angels&quot, with silver inserts, the work of Ion T&#259,m&acirc,ian, were offered to ten Romanian Olympic champion in athletics like memorial of the event: Iolanda Balas Soter, Viorica Viscopoleanu, Manoliu Lia, Mihaela Penes (trophies that are received by the brother of athletics great fine lady tricolor, Lia Manoliu), Doina Melinte Ani&#351,oara Cu&#351,mir, Maricica Puica, Paula Ivan, Gabriela Szabo and Constantina Dita.
The F.R.A. President, Sorin, offered the same trophies to four most important international guests and in particular to Sergej Bubka (IAAF), Hans Jorg Wirz (EA), Dobromir Karamarinov (ABAF) and Bruno Gozzelino (WMRA).
The words are too dry to be able to reproduce the excitement of the awards, and the room, which vibrated like that during competitions a large Romanian tricolor flag in which stands on the highest tree. Time has suddenly collapsed and the space becomes infinite for all of the over 500 participants!
On 3. November the dinner were hosted by the Royal House
Starting at 19.30, ASR Principele Radu gave a dinner, at which time the Romanian Athletics Federation has received a distinction from the Royal House handed President Sorin Matei. The delegation of participants was very selected and small: only 42 persons, and – among them – also the WMRA President, Bruno Gozzelino.
Traian Badea, one of the four F.R.A. Vice President, was the main coordinator of the event, instead Gabriela Szabo, Olympic Champion and another F.R.A. Vice President, organized all the section regarding EA Council meeting that was held in Bucharest during these days.
Photos taken by Cristian Barbu are available on the webpage of the Federation
Finally, during 4. and 5. November a Romanian Delegation with Chairman Liviu Rosca, President of Romanian Mountain Running Commission inside F.R.A., accompanied WMRA President Bruno Gozzelino to visit some potential venue of international mountain running like Poiana Brasov, Sinaia and Petra Arsa (the historical and most famous training Olympic Center in Romania of all the most famous Romanian athletes not only in athletics but also in all other Olympic Sport). Bruno Gozzelino, WMRA President at the end of his visit had a meeting with Sorin Matei, F.R.A. President, and he is confident that in the next future in Romania will be organized an international mountain races.
Happy Birthday to Romanian Athletics Federation!

News by Bruno Gozzelino (WMRA

Photos source by Christian Barbu
on front page:
-&nbsp,from left to right: Bruno Gozzelino, Iolanda Balas Soter (ROU), Irena Szewinska (POL), Gabriela Szabo ROU), Dimakos Panagiotis (SEGAS Vice President),
on second page:
– Bruno Gozzzelino with crystal &quot,angel&quot,, in the middle between Sorin Matei (F.R.A. President on left) and Dobromir Karamarinov (ABAF President on right),
– Gabriela Szabo receive trophy bt Bruni Gozzelino&nbsp,”

“RUNNER TEAM 99 with Gaggi and Belotti wins the women race, ATLETICA VALLI BERGAMASCHE with Cagnati, Chevrier and Zanaboni wins the male race.
Wonderful day in Morbegno (SO – Italy) on Sunday 21st October with the 55. edition of the Trofeo Vanoni men and the 29. edition of the Trofeo Vanoni women: a great challenge for the best Italian runners and teams from Great Britain, Wales, Slovenia, Czech Repubblic and Switzerland.”
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In the morning the ladies race with the fastest Pavla Schorna in the first lap equaling the Anna Pichrtova’s record with the time of 21’41&quot,.
On the second lap Valentina Belotti’s making up allows the Runner Team 99 to win for the second year the Italian National Mountain Running Relay Championship, second place for the Czech Republic team (Schorna and Gregorova), third Atletica Alta Valtellina (Elisa Desco and Elisa Compagnoni), fourth Forestale team (Roberti and Confortola) and fifth Great Britain Team (Hill and Fines).
In the afternoon the male race with an overwhelming performance for Alex Baldaccini who made the new race record with the time of 28’21&quot,, 24&quot, better then Marco De Gasperi, but not enough for the victory in the Trofeo Vanoni
In fact the final victory of the race was for the Atletica Valli Bergamasche with the two young Luca Cagnati and Xavier Chevrier and the skilled Massimiliano Zanaboni. Second place for G.S. Orecchiella Garfagnana with Gallo, Mosca and Abate, this last one with the second best time of the day (29’06&quot,, third best time of the race’s history), third G.S. Orobie (Baldaccini, Milesi, Della Torre), fourth Great Britain team (Simpson, Hope, Strain) and 5th Recastello Radici Group (Piana, Bosio, Ruga).
Thousand persons as public.
Attended to the event Raimondo Balicco WMRA Council member, and some FIDAL Officials.

Results and photos: www.pizzoscalino.it, www.gscsimorbegno.org, www.corsainmontagna.it, www.sportdimontagna.com, www.liverun.it

News by Cristina Speziale (LOC)

Photo (source by LOC)
on front page:
– team winner Vanoni men.
on second page:
– team winner Vanoni&nbsp,women&nbsp,

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“Everything ready for the 55th edition of the Trofeo Vanoni, international mountain running relay race and Italian championship, which will be held in Morbegno – Italy on Sunday 21st October.
About 1000 runners from Italy, Slovenia, Wales, Scotland, England, Switzerland, Czech Republic are taking part to this international sport event.”
Here the full program:
Saturday 20th October 2012
5.30 pm&nbsp,Runners and teams parade through Vanoni street and deposition of wreath at war memorial
6.00 pm&nbsp,Mass at Saint John Church
8.30 pm&nbsp,Technical meeting at Sala Ipogea – Complesso di S. Giuseppe, V Alpini Street – Morbegno
9.00 pm&nbsp,Teams introduction and videos about Trofeo Vanoni at Sala Ipogea – Complesso di S. Giuseppe, V Alpini Street – Morbegno
Sunday, 21st October 2012
8.30 am&nbsp,Junior races start
10.30 am&nbsp,29th Vanoni ladies race start
12.00 am&nbsp,35th Minivanoni junior race prizes awarding
2.00 pm&nbsp,55th Vanoni Trophy race start
5.30 pm&nbsp,29th Vanoni ladies race and 55th Vanoni Trophy prizes awarding at Sala Ipogea – Complesso di S. Giuseppe, V Alpini Street – Morbegno
Official website: www.gscsimorbegno.org
On Sunday, running commentary: www.channelmorbegno.com and www.corsainmontagna.it

News by Cristina Speziale (LOC)

Photo (source by LOC)
on front page:
– banner of the race.