JAKARTA - Welcoming the 52nd anniversary on February 20, 2016, Angkasa Pura Airports hold a race event titled "Airport Running Series 2015-2016". This event will be held at four airports of Angkasa Pura Airports, namely Adi Soemarmo Surakarta, Lombok Selaparang Airport, El Tari Kupang Airport, and Sam Ratulangi Airport. For starters, the race at the first airport in the Indonesian area will be held in the area of Adi Soemarmo Surakarta in Boyolali, Sunday, December 20, 2015.
"After Surakarta, following Lombok on January 24th 2016, Kupang (February 2016), and last in Manado (March 2016)," said President Director of Angkasa Pura Airports Sulistyo Wimbo Hardjito in a press conference at Graha Angkasa Pura I, Kemayoran, Jakarta, Wednesday (11/25/2015).
According Wimbo, in addition to enliven the celebration of the 52ndanniversary of Angkasa Pura I, this event is also intended to find the seeds of new athletes in the sport of running and improving the development of tourism in eastern Indonesia. Airport Running Series 2015-2016 held three categories, namely running 2.5 Km to the family segment, run 5 Km to the public segment, and the segment run 10 Km to the public and professional athletes. "So that all people can follow the race without exception," added Wimbo.
For implementation in Surakarta, finished ran the participants can enjoy entertainment from local artists such as Jungkat-Jungkit, Fisip Meraung and accordance tunes. There is also a bazaar of Hello Market Solo and Solo Organic Community as well as free health checks. To participate in this contest, participants can register through the website www.angkasapura-supports.com/running. For participants of the capital city, can register themselves through the ticket box at 178 7-Eleven outlets throughout Jakarta from 1 December 2015. In Solo, tickets available at Manahan Solo Radio and following local ticket box elsewhere.
With a registration fee of 150 thousand, the participants will receive a race pack containing jersey, race bib, drinks, and fruit. Provided also medals for those who reach the finish line. Prizes provided by the committee for Category 10 Km to each winner in the group of men and women are trophies and cash 20 million IDR (Champion), trophies and cash 15 million IDR (Second Place), and the trophy and cash 10 million IDR (Champion III). For Category 5 Km, also to each winner in the group of men and women provided a prize of a trophy and cash 15 million IDR (Champion), trophies and cash 7.5 million IDR (Second Place), and the trophy and cash 5 million IDR (Third Place). While in Category 2.5 Km, respectively supplied gifts trophy and cash 3.5 million IDR to Airport DressChampion and Unique DressChampion.
The committee provides the latest info about Airport Running Series 2015-2016 can be followed through AirportsRun accounts (Facebook),AirportsRun (Twitter), and @ AirportsRun (Instagram). [AH]
