The 2019 Global Run event, the Barcelona Half Marathon, took recently took place on Feb. 10 with Global Ports Holding (GPH) as the main sponsor of the annual event. This year’s event marked both the highest ever number of foreign runners (8,323) and countries represented (103). 44% of athletes came from outside Spain, with the most represented countries being France (1,822), the UK (1,334), Italy (785) and Germany (742). “We are delighted that this year’s Global Run was such a success and it was a truly global event with participation from over 100 countries," said Sayin. Our Global Run initiative is an ongoing commitment, as the world’s largest cruise port operator, to promote cross-cultural understanding in the locations in which we operate, and we are proud to continue to support this initiative.”

Source: Ethiopian News February 13, 2019 09:22 UTC