On
October 4-7, Georgia hosted the Marathon - RUNMAGEDDON. The special
infrastructure for marathon was arranged in Kazbegi for the event.
Representatives
of different countries visited Georgia to participate in 'Runmageddon Caucasus 2018'.
Most participants were from Poland. Military servicemen of the Georgian Armed
Forces Eastern Command, National Guard and Special Operations Forces also successfully
participated in the marathon.
The
initiative to hold the event in Georgia belongs to the Polish sports obstacle
organization RUNMAGEDDON. Marathon means crossing barriers on different
distance in the competition format.
The
event was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the independence of Georgia and
Poland and its purpose was to enhance future cooperation between the two
countries in the field of sports. In the future it is planned to hold sporting
and entertaining sports events in Georgia.
Marathon
at the national level was coordinated by the Ministry of Education, Science,
Culture and Sport of Georgia. The event was supported by the Ministry of
Defense of Georgia, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Georgia and the
Municipality of Kazbegi Municipality.