The mayor Gualtieri also at the presentation of the half marathon in the Capitol: “In the Jubilee year this race is also a message of union and peace”. And the Honored Amateor: “When Luciano Duchi invented it invented it was a true act of emancipation for a difficult territory as Ostia”
Fifty years. Such a round and important date to deserve special celebrations. To make half a century is Romaostia – today officially Eurospin Romaostia Half Marathon, organized by RCS Sports & Events -, a race that has a social history as well as sporty and that has always played a fundamental role in the half -Marathon Italian marathons.
the mayor
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So this morning in the Campidoglio, for the presentation of the race scheduled for March 2, the mayor Roberto Gualtieri also spoke, who thanked the founder of the race, Luciano Duchi, for the commitment put in all these years: “Romaostia It is an important appointment for all the Romans. It is also a way to reaffirm the profound relationship that binds us to the sea of Rome: we come from the great joy of De Rossi’s investment on the Ostiamare and the Giro d’Italia will pass from there, Ostia is our coast and must be enhanced. In the Jubilee year it is always nice to have events like this that launch messages of union and peace “.
Beyond sport
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Alessandro Onorato, councilor for sport, tourism, fashion and major events, is in Ostia. For him this race has a unique meaning, “because the idea of Luciano Duchi was a true act of emancipation for a difficult territory as mine was. Traveling Colombo from the center to Ostia is a very strong symbolic message”.
The Duchi family
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Dukes in front of many beautiful words is moved, then retraces the history of this race, since “as a bank employee I invented this race to the” first editions in which the athletes made the slalom between cars “, until in 1997 he won the “Future Olympic champion Stefano Baldini”. his name on the official medal. A way to stay in the heart of all athletes “.
The path
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The very fast track of the last few years is confirmed: the departure from EUR and the arrival at the Rotonda di Ostia: after a short stretch along the avenues of the neighborhood, the Columbus will be reached to go to the finish.
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