Ksenia Shoigu said that about 190,000 people will come to the start of the ZaBeg.RF half marathon, which is a world record.

The head of the organizing committee of the ZaBeg.RF half-marathon, Ksenia Shoigu, said on that this year about 190,000 people will take part in the race with synchronized start, noting that this is a figure record.

Russia’s main half-marathon with synchronized start, “ZaBeg.RF”, will take place on Sunday in all regions of the country. In 2023, five countries took part in the race for the first time, this year the number reached 15. Abroad, the event is held under the name “One Run”.

— Which countries and cities are in the running this year?

– We are surprised. When you cook it or see it in a photo, you accept it. But when you read in the chats: Brazil has started, Egypt has started, Turkey, Serbia… We also have Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Nepal.

The photo zone against the backdrop of the pyramids of Egypt amazes us all, and our beloved city of Moscow works with a team of almost 25 thousand people, in St. Petersburg it is about the same, and 88 more cities of Russia (will be running). Around 190,000 people will start, which is a world record. If we had applied, we would have received the third Guinness World Record. But that’s enough for us, we just know that we are the biggest and, I hope, the most professional,” Choïgou said on .

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