![A great success: first annual La Paz 3.600 walking race A great success: first annual La Paz 3.600 walking race](/media/28768/carreracaf-3600lapaz.gif)
A great success: first annual La Paz 3.600 walking race
- The 4,561 registered participants in the four categories began the race at 8 AM
- Hundreds of balloons decorated the La Paz sky and the streets were flooded with sports enthusiasts who competed to defend the right to practice sport at the altitude of La Paz.
Hundreds of balloons floating into the air marked the start of the competition whose main feature was the broad and enthusiastic participation of athletes and sports fans, men and women, boys and girls and teenagers, with the special presence of athletes with special capacities.
The athletes received hydration at the most difficult points and at the finish. The first 3,600 competitors were given drinks with high levels of potassium and magnesium, as well as a commemorative medal.
The first three places in each category received 1,400 bolivianos, 700 for second places and 350 for third places. Trophies were also presented to the best in the competition and Banco BISA, sponsor of the event, opened a savings account with an initial amount of US$100 to the first places for winners aged up to 35 and US$50 for the 36 to 45 age category.
The sports event was the initiative of CAF as part of its permanent promotion of sport as a tool for strengthening human capital. The event was also backed by the La Paz Municipal Government (GMLP) and private businesses. The multilateral organization announced that this competition would be repeated next year in the city and hopefully in other cities in the future.
The companies that made possible this competition were: Banco BISA, La Vitalicia and BISA Seguros, Laboratorios Droguería INTI, Coca-Cola, Gimnasio Go Fitness, AFP Futuro, GrafTec, La Cuisine, Hipermercados Ketal, Delizia and Bolsa Banca y Comercio law firm, which under their Social Responsibility policies support “Practice sport where you live.”
WINNERS
Category under 30 (male)
Category under 30 (female)
Category Adults 30 to 45 (male)
Category Adults 30 to 45 (female)
Category over 45 (male)
Category over 45 (female)
Category special capacities (male)
Category special capacities (female)
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