Filipinos Participate, Volunteer at the 8th Athens Half Marathon
Amateur Filipino runners participated at the 8th Athens Half Marathon. (Roy A. Sorioso photo)
ATHENS 01 APRIL 2019 -- Filipino amateur runners, which include staff of the Philippine Embassy in Athens and members of the Pilipinas Running Team Greece, participated in the 8th Athens Half Marathon in Athens on 17 March 2019.
Also in the said event were the officers and members of the Filipino Athens Volunteers, a Filipino community organization based in Athens who volunteered for the event, serving in different key positions in the starting line, watering stations and the finish line.
The Athens Half Marathon is organized annually by the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics and the City of Athens to promote a healthy lifestyle and to attract more foreign visitors.
More than 20,000 professional and amateur runners participated in the event.
Officers and members of the Filipino Athens Volunteers, led by Chairman/Coordinator Mariano P. Domingo, Jr. (standing rightmost), volunteered at the 8th Athens Half Marathon in Athens, Greece, on 17 March 2019. (Filipino Athens Volunteers photo)
For more information, visit www.athenspe.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHLinGreece/.