PARALYMPIC RACE
Favorable elevation profile, ideal road surface, route closed to traffic, assistance offered from departure to arrival. These are just some of the ingredients that over the years have contributed to make Padova a reference point for the Paralympic world.
And the outstanding results didn’t not lacked: it suffice to say that four are the world records realized here by wheelchairs and blind and that among the stars that animated the race there are champions such as Francesca Porcellato, Andrea Cionna e Thomas Geierspichler, just to name a few.
- Marathon
- Half Marathon
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
MARATHON
According to the “Rules for the organization of events” issued by the Italian athletic Federation (Fidal) can participate to the marathon all the athletes who reached 20 years of age on the date of the event and affiliated with Fispes/IPC on the various categories recognized by the Federation itself (Wheelchairs T51, T52, T53, T54, T33, T34, Blind and Partially Sighted T11, T12 E T13, Amputees T44 e T46, CP T37 e T38, Deaf).
Blind athletes are required to personally provide the guide, while wheelchairs athletes are recommended the assistance of their own guide by bicycle (upon delivery of a special pass by the organization).
For wheelchairs athletes it is mandatory to wear a helmet during the race.
HALF MARATHON
According to the “Rules for the organization of events” issued by the Italian althletic Federation (Fidal), can participate to the half marathon all the athletes who reached 18 years of age on the date of the event and affiliated with Fispes/IPC on the various categories recognized by the Federation itself (Blind and Partially Sighted T11, T12 E T13, Amputees T44 e T46, CP T37 e T38, Deaf, Intellectua-relational T20).
Blind athletes are required to personally provide the guide and communicate it to the organization.
ENTRY FEES
Entry fees for the paralympic race of the Padova Marathon are as follow:
MARATHON
- € 25,00 until 12.04.2024
- € 35,00at the Expo – subject to bib numbers availability
HALF MARATHON
- € 15,00until 12.04.2024
- € 25,00 at the Expo – subject to bib numbers availability
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
REGISTRATION BY E-MAIL: you just need to send the registration form completed and signed, together with a copy of the payment receipt and the competitive medical certificate for athletics (for those who are not FIDAL member) to the address iscrizioni@padovamarathon.com. The details of the bank transfer are the following: IBAN IT 95 Z 02008 12100 000104650252 – account holder Assindustria Sport SSDARL BIC/SWIFT code: UNCRITM1920. In the payment description you must indicate: “Registration Padova Marathon 2024 + name of the participant/s”
REGISTRATION AT THE OFFICES of Assindustria Sport at Daciano Colbachini Stadium (Piazzale Azzurri d’Italia – 35134 Padova), open from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm.
For all useful information (bib collection, departure times, race services, prize money, etc.) please refer to the race official rulebook.
RACE COURSE
Double possibility also for athletes of the Paralympic categories.
There is the Padova Marathon, which will start from the Stadio Euganeo, involving then Rubano, Selvazzano Dentro and Teolo, passing in the pedestrian heart of Abano Terme, and returning to Padova through the most fascinating and historic part of the city, until flowing into the extraordinary scenery offered by Prato della Valle
But from Abano Terme will also start the Padova Half Marathon, heading towards the center of Montegrotto Terme, a town enthusiastically entered the “family” of the Marathon, and then goes back to Padova rejoining the route of the longest race around 30 kilometer.
