Thessaloniki hosts 14th International Night Half Marathon

The 14th International Night Half Marathon took place in Thessaloniki, attracting approximately 11,000 runners from 64 different countries. The event featured various distances, including a half marathon, 10,000m, 5,000m, and a one-mile run, with participants ranging in age from infants to 87-year-olds.

In the 21.1km half marathon, Orfeas Giannatis secured first place in the men's category for the second consecutive year with a time of 01:08:48. Lambros Taratsas and Vasilis Tsalmas followed in second and third place, respectively. In the women's category, Aikaterini Koutli took first place with a time of 01:17:29, followed by Foteini Mystakidou and Stella Alexandridou.

Other notable winners included Orfeas Ioannou, who won the 5,000m race for the fourth consecutive year, and Amalia Theodoridou, who claimed first place in the women's 5,000m. The 10,000m race saw Nikodimos Nikoleas and Zoë Stamouli take top honors in the men's and women's divisions, respectively.