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Memorial Peppe Greco running event in Scicli
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The 33rd Memorial Peppe Greco international running event was scheduled to take took place in Scicli, Ragusa, featuring a 10-kilometer course designed to showcase through the Baroque architecture of the Val di Noto area. The event included youth races, a flag parade, and the presence of featured athlete Nadia Battocletti as godmother. During the event, festivities, honorary citizenship of Scicli was conferred upon legendary long-distance runners Haile Gebrselassie, Paul Tergat, and Stefano Baldini at Palazzo Spadaro. The ceremony for these honors had previously been rescheduled following due to travel disruptions caused by Etna’s volcanic activity from Etna, activity, which forced elite athletes to land in Palermo rather than Catania. The In the 10-kilometer road race, Eritrean runner Dawit Seare secured first place with a time of 29:08 following a surge at the eighth kilometer. Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kariuki Gachaga finished second in 29:31. Pietro Riva, returning to competition after his silver medal performance at the European Championships in Birmingham, took third place with a time of 29:38. Riva noted that his performance was impacted by a stomach issue and wet cobblestone conditions caused by rain. Other notable competitors included participants such as French world champion Jimmy Gressier and Eritrean runner Dawit Seare. Gressier.
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- 2026-09-27 05:02 UTC Memorial Peppe Greco running event in Scicli
- 2026-09-25 17:40 UTC Memorial Peppe Greco running event in Scicli
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