2016 Tbilisi Half Marathon: 23 October

The fifth annual Tbilisi Half Marathon and Kid’s Run was held on Sunday 23 October 2016 in the Georgian capital. Organized by the German building company Heidelbergcement, the race incorporated a 21.1 kilometre half marathon, a 10 kilometre race, a 500 metre fun run for children aged 6-11 and a 100 metre sprint for 12-15 year olds.

The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and the German Embassy in Georgia hosted the events to promote a healthy lifestyle and raise funds for at-risk children – donated to the Children’s Hospice in Georgia. The start and finish line on Rustaveli Avenue was the centre of family events with cheerleaders and stalls.

More photographs of the 2016 Tbilisi Half Marathon can be viewed on my webpage at http://martinanicolls.net/events/

MARTINA NICOLLS is an international aid and development consultant, and the author of:- The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).

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