Bucharest RUNNING CLUB announces that 250 elite runners will start the 13th edition of Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest MARATHON. Bucharest will thus become, on October 11, one of the few destinations in the world, which, in 2020, offers athletes the opportunity to obtain a place in an internationally accredited ranking, which will allow them to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The novelty of the event is the Marathon Flame, a symbol of performance, which will arrive in Bucharest on this occasion with the Greek delegation.

After analyzing the current situation and consulting with the Romanian authorities and the partners involved in the organization process, Bucharest RUNNING CLUB decided that this year's edition of Raiffeisen Bank Bucharest MARATHON should take place physically for professional runners (250 participants), on October 11th and virtually October 11-18 for runners who, given the special conditions of the period we are going through- want to remain in the competitive calendar , to continue to support the social and environmental causes they believe in and to add to the personal collection the medal of the 2020 edition.

"Raiffeisen Bank is, for the thirteenth consecutive year, a partner of the Bucharest marathon and welcomes the start this year both physically, for 250 elite runners, but also online for lovers of long-distance running,"

said Corina Vasile, Communication Director, Raiffeisen Bank.

Runners already registered will be automatically transferred to the 2021 edition and will receive as a bonus a voucher for free participation in the virtual edition of RBBM 2020, re-registration being necessary in this case. The voucher will be received by e-mail, after sending a request to info@abrc.ro, until September 27, 2020.

Participants in the “#RunRomania Virtual Run Week” competition will choose to register for one of the social or environmental cause and have the opportunity to start from anywhere in the world, in one of the 42 km races, 21km, 15km, 10km, and 5km, on the routes chosen by themselves, having seven days to complete the race, between October 11-18. The recording of the time and the realization of the ranking is done through the #RunRomania application. Registrations can be made from the website www.bucharest-marathon.com on the link https://registration.mylaps.com/marathonvirtualrun or directly from the #RunRomania application. Participants will submit a picture taken through the #RunRomania application, a photo during the run, with the contest number visible for identification.

Bucharest RUNNING CLUB will broadcast on October 11, live on the FB page of the event, on YouTube and the #RunRomania application (available in PlayStore and AppStore) the competition of elite athletes, and during October 12-18, interviews and images with runners participating in the virtual edition and the reasons why they chose to run.