With the opening of the Expo Village in the Nando Martellini stadium in Rome, the party of Acea Run Rome The Marathon, of the Acea Run4Rome relay and of the Stracittadina Fun Race 5k which will bring 10,000 people on the Roman roads tomorrow Sunday 19 September.
Directly from the 1st century AD also the Roman historical group of the Legionaries which promotes, organizes and supports the dissemination of cultural, recreational and artistic events concerning the world of ancient Rome.
Present for more than a decade at the Rome marathon, once again this year at 6.30 on Sunday morning the legionaries will parade along the Imperial Forums, the starting avenue of the Acea Run Rome The Marathon and then they will line up.
The program devised by the organizers of this 26th Rome marathon that wants to officially kick off a new season of our sporting life is really dense. The presence of Sara Vargetto, a twelve-year-old girl suffering from juvenile idiopathic arthritis that forces her to move with a wheelchair and who will be accompanied in the race by her father Paolo, has been confirmed. Sara competes for the Italian Paralympic Fispes Marathon Championships and would like to cross the finish line in 3h50 ', naturally with the smile and enthusiasm that the audience has accustomed over the years.
The Acea Run4Rome relay team led by singer, show-girl and athlete Annalisa Minetti has also been confirmed: a special team, because it is a team of blind people.
Also present was the Corriere dello Sport-Stadio team led by Lisa Migliorini, 'The Fashion Jogger'.
There is confirmation of the presence of the mayor Virginia Raggi who will officially start the Acea Run Rome The Marathon at 6.45 and then run a few kilometers together with the councilor for Sport, Veronica Tasciotti.
Angelo Diario, president of the sports commission of Roma Capitale and the former Italian champion, winner of the Rome and New York marathon in 1998, Franca Fiacconi.