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The Content of "Rules and Regulations" is divided into 3 parts:
A) UNIT: ATHLETES WHO TAKE PART IN THE RACES ATHENS FUN RUN (COASTAL ZONE) - CHIQUITA KIDS RUN - POWER WALKING - CHARITY RUN
The unit “Athletes who take part in the races” includes the following contents:
01. Age
02. Categories
03. Registrations
04. Limits of participations
05. Participation Cost
06. Postponing or transferring charges
07. Payment methods
08. Participation package
09. Receiving participation package
10. Security
B) UNIT: PERFORMANCES
The unit “Performances” includes the following contents:
01. Maximum time allowed
02. Total distance
03. Timing services
04. Team of specialized assistants for runners (rabbits)
05. Classification
06. Prizes
C) UNIT: ORGANIZATION OF RACES
The unit “Organization of races” includes the following contents:
01. Placement of athletes at the starting point
02. Start of races
03. Warm up areas for athletes
04. Medical help
05. Physiotherapists – Massage
06. Water and distribution of food
07. Mileage marking
08. Health coverage with W.C. – chemical lavatories – showers
09. Clothing and personal objects’ management
10. State of disclaiming responsibility
11. Fair Play
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F I R S T U N I T
A) UNIT: ATHLETES WHO TAKE PART IN THE RACES Athens Fun Run (Coastal Zone)-Chiquita Kids Run-Power Walking-Charity Run
01.AGE
- Athens Fun Run, Power Walking and Charity Run: over 12 years old.
- Chiquita Athens Kids' Run: up to 12 years old.
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02. CATEGORIES
NO CATEGORIES
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03. REGISTRATIONS
Registrations are divided into three categories:
01. Individual Registrations, that refers to individual athletes.
02. Team Registrations, that refers to groups of people that contain more than 10 participants.
03. Family Registrations, that refers to 3 adult members of a family.
Team registrations address to Running Clubs, Public or Private Organizations and to every group of people who would like to take part in the Athens Fun Run, Power Walking and Charity Run.
Family registrations address to 3 adults members of the runner’s family.
After having completed your individual registrations, please send us an email at
Every Team has to elect one Leader, who can either participate to the races or not.
The Leader of each Team will represent the Team against the organizing committee.
Each member will complete the same individual application for registration in the Athens Fun Run, Power Walking and Charity Run.
For more information on Team Registrations please write "here"
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04. PARTICIPATION LIMITS
Fun Run, Power Walking, Charity Run: up to 2.000 participations
Chiquita Kids Run: up to 200 participations.
When all available positions will be completed, registrations will close.
Successful participations constitute private data and cannot be transferred to others.
In case an athlete grants his participation number to another athlete, he is responsible for
any accident or incident that will occur during or after the races.
In order to transfer your right of participation or to postpone it, please take a look at the
content of paragraph No:6
Attention:
Nobody has the right to take part in the races, unless he has first registered and taken his number of participation.
Athletes who will not have a participation number, are requested to respect the rest participants and do not start or terminate with them for safety reasons.
Athletes who will not pay attention to the above note, will not be able o enter the Cultural and Sports Centre of Old Faliron.
Security and compliance to the regulations are non-negotiable and are not related to the participation fees.
The same applies to the races that do not have a participation fee, such as the Chiquita Kid’s Run.
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05. PARTICIPATION COST
A) ATHENS FUN RUN, COASTALE ZONE
Each participation rights to the Fun Run, will be disposed in order to cover a part of the total expenses. The cost of each participant will be ( including the VAT):
Individual entries - Citizens outside European Union:
22 € - until 31.12.2020
24 € - until 28.02.2021
24 € - until 31.03.2021 (last day to register)
26 € from 01 – 24.4.2021, after application and approval.
Group & Family entries (from 10 and 3 adults, respectively) - Citizens outside European Union
20 € - until 31.12.2020
22 € - until 28.02.2021
22 - until 31.03.2021 (last day to register)
24 € from 01 – 24.4.2021, after application and approval.
Individual entries - European Union Citizens:
12 € - until 31.12.2020
12 € - until 28.02.2021
12 € - until 31.03.2021 (last day to register)
14 € from 01 – 24.4.2021, after application and approval
Group & Family entries (from 10 and 3 adults, respectively) - European Union Citizens
10 € - until 31.12.2020
10 € - until 29.02.2021
12 € - until 31.03.2021 (last day to register)
14 € from 01 – 24.4.2021, after application and approval.
Free registration will be offered to athletes with hearing or vision problems, amputees and paraplegics, as long as they complete their registration until Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
2) POWER WALKING
Individual entries - Citizens outside European Union:
14 € - until 31.12.2020
14 € - until 28.02.2021
14 € - until 31.03.2021 (last day to register)
16 € from 01 – 24.4.2021, after application and approval.
Group & Family entries (from 10 and 3 adults, respectively) - Citizens outside European Union
12 € - until 31.12.2020
12 € - until 28.02.2021
12 - until 31.03.2021 (last day to register)
14 € from 01 – 24.4.2021, after application and approval.
Individual entries - European Union Citizens:
08 € - until 31.12.2020
08 € - until 28.02.2021
08 € - until 31.03.2021 (last day to register)
10 € from 01 – 24.4.2021, after application and approval.
Group & Family entries (from 10 and 3 adults, respectively) - European Union Citizens
08 € - until 31.12.2020
08 € - until 28.02.2021
08 € - until 31.03.2021 (last day to register)
10 € - € from 01 – 25.4.2020, after application and approval.
3) CHIQUITA KIDS RUN
Each participation entry in the Chiquita Youth and Kids Run is free.
Registrations must be completed by Tuesday, March 31, 2020. or sooner if the limit of participants is reached.
4) CHARITY RUN
The payment of any amount (recommended amount 5€ or more).
Registrations must be completed by Wednesday, March 31, 2021 or sooner if the limit of participants is reached.
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06. POSTPONING OR TRANSFERRING CHARGES
Registration fees are non-refundable. However, if the athlete will not be able to run in the race he has two options:
- Transfer the registration charges to another athlete, paying 4€ for secretarial services. The changes can be made until Sunday the Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
- Transfer the registration charges to the next Poseidon Athens Half Marathon race, paying 4€ for secretarial services. The changes can be made until Sunday the Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Any changes can happen by sending an e-mail with your contact information (conferming it’s receipt) at
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07. PAYMENT METHODS
After the successful submission of your application, in order to complete your registration you must pay the participation fees.
If you have chosen the uniform of the race (T-shirt), then you should add 7€ or 9€ respectively, for the cotton or the technical clothing (T-shirt), or 16€ if you have chosen both clothing (VAT included), using the following methods of payment:
Directly, by a credit card Visa, MasterCard, American Express etc. through Eurobank’s Live-Pay. (Trocadero Sports and Culture Non – Profit Civil Parthneship).
Note: The athletes who do not live in Greece have to pay the participation fee in €.
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08. PARTICIPATION PACKAGE
The participation package includes:
01. Medal
02. Runner number
03. Electronic timing chip
04. Certificate of the participation in printed or electronic form
05. Race path closed for traffic
06. Clothing and personal belongings management
07. Health coverage with WC along the road and additional WC in the Municipal Sports Centre.
08. Individual or Team prizes. Totally 28 cups for all races
09. Banana
10. Water
11. Supporters’ and sponsors’ gifts
12. Authorized payment receipt
09. RECEIVING PARTICIPATION PACKAGE
Athletes will receive their participation package (number. timing chip, etc) inside Marina Floisvou:
- On Friday the 23th of April 2021, from 12:00 to 20:00 and
On Saturday the 24th of April 2021, from 11:00 to 18:00
In order to reach Cultural and Sports Centre you can use Public Transportation:
10. SECURITY
In case of any accident, the organizers do not take up any responsibility.
It is mandatory for all athletes to have accident insurance.
All athletes agree to sign the electronic form on disclaiming responsibilities to the sponsors, the organizers, the volunteers and to anyone involved in the races.
A t t e n t i o n :
Nobody has the right to take part in the races, unless he has first registered and taken his number of participation.
Athletes who will not have a participation number, are requested to respect the rest participants and not to start or terminate with them for safety reasons.
Athletes, who will not pay attention to the above note, will not be able to enter the Cultural and Sports Centre of Old Faliron.
Security and compliance to the regulations are nonnegotiable and are not related to the participation fees.
The same applies to the races that do not have a participation fee, such as the Chiquita Kid’s Run.
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S E C O N D U N I T
B) UNIT: PERFORMANCES
)01. MAXIMUM TIME ALLOWED
There is no maximum time.
Athletes are asked to take into consideration the instructions given by the organizers and run on the right side of the road.
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02. TOTAL DISTANCE
In order for athletes to be included in the board with the results, they should complete successfully :
1. Fun Run: 5.000 m
2. Power Walking: 5.000 m
3. Chiquita Kids Run: 1.000 m
4. Charity Run: 1.000m
NOTE: Due to the constructions that the “Stavros Niarchos” Institution carries out, in order to build the New Greek National Opera and the new National Library, a part of the race has changed.
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03. TIMING SERVICES
Every athlete will hold his number of participation and his electronic timing chip of the company “Champion Chip” Hellas which offers the equipment.
Timing chips are automatically activated at the starting point. In several points of the race the normal crossing will be checked and the time in between will be recorded crossing over special “carpets”.
More particularly, the checking and the recording of the intermediated times will take place:
01. At the starting point
02. 750 m.
03. 2.230 m.
04. 5.050 m.
05. At the finishing point.
The use of the electronic chip is recommended.
More information about the electronic timing, the appropriate placement of the chip and the total and clear time, you will fin “here”.
You should return your chips after crossing finishing point.
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04. SPECIAL ASSISTANT TEAM FOR ATHLETES (RABBITS)
No need for Special Assistant Team in Fun Run
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05. CLASSIFICATION
Classifications according to ages will be available after the end of the race at the information office.
The temporary results will be available on the website www.poseidon-athenshalfmarathon.com.
The official results will be announced after 7 days, when all possible objections that will be submitted until the 1th of May 2021 at the e-mail
In every occasion the organisation has the right to exclude any participant who has cheated during the races on condition that this accusation can de proved.
In addition the organisation has the right to exclude anyone who can put in danger both his safety and the safety of the other athletes.
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06. PRIZES
Every athlete will take a medal and a diploma – certificate of his participation written in paper or in electronic version.
Also, the following prizes will be awarded
1. Fun Run & Power Walking
A cup to the most crowded Team
A cup to the most crowded Team (Middle School- High school)
2. Chiquita Kids Run
- A cup to the most crowded Team (elementary school)
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U N I T T H R E E
C) UNIT: ORGANIZATION OF RACES
01. PLACEMENT OF THE ATHLETES AT THE STARTING POINT.
The participant runners will be placed at the starting point, after being checked in zones-blocks according to their time performance they stated they have achieved the last 2 years. The non recording of their performance, classifies them automatically in the last zone of the starting point.
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02. START OF RACES.
All the starts of the races will take place on Sunday 26.04.2015 in the Cultural and Sports Centre of Old Faliron.
The start of the first zone – block of the first race (Half Marathon) will take place at 8:30 (promptly).
Then, the next Half Marathon and the other races will begin.
The specific program of the starts of the races depends on the final number of all participants.
The final selection of the proper program concerning the starts of the races and its announcement will be made before the races.
We invite all participants to follow the written instructions referring to the starts of the races but and instructions that are given by the members of the Organization Committee and the volunteers.
03. WARM UP AREA FOR ATHLETES
The athletes can warm up outside the Cultural and Sports Center of Old Faliron and more specifically on the road of Ioannou Fix in which the vehicles will not be allowed to pass.
The athletes and the students will be able to use the stadium, the sports’ field and the accommodation spaces during their start and finish of the race.
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04. MEDICAL HELP
There will be 2 spots where medical help will be provided. The main spot will be at the starting and finishing point while the other one will be in an obvious spot from the small bridge in parking C of the SEF stadium and the reverse on the north side of the SEF stadium.
There will be Voluntary and Rescue Teams all over the race. Some of them are the Voluntary Rescue Team of Korydalos, the Volunteers – Rescuers- Lifeguards of the EES from Peireus and the voluntary lifeguards of the National Lifeguard School.
More particular the spots that these teams will stand are the following:
- Starting point (inside Cultural and Sports Center)
- 2 km. reverse to Esplanada
- 3km supply station Water Square
- 4 km bridge where the river Ilissos flows into
- 9 km Nautical Marine of Kallithea
- 9.5km Averof Battleship
- 10km Marina’s Floisvou jetty
- 10,5km supply station outsideCultural and Sports Center of Old Faliron
- 11km Nautical Tradition Park (Averof – Olympias – Velos)
- 12km reverse to Esplanada
- 20km Averof Battleship (trireme Olympias)
- 20,5km Marina’s Floisvou jetty
- Finishing Point (inside Cultural and Sports Center
- Each runner is responsible for his physical condition and any health problems he might have.
Moreover, each participant will be asked to sign an electronic document in which he will confirm his ability to take part in the races.
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05. PHYSIOTHERAPISTS - MASSAGE
At the finishing point free massage services will be provided to the athletes that suffer from any kind of injury.
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06. WATER AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION
There will be points of supply at the starting point and approximately every 2,5km. of the Half Marathon, Relay Marathon and ¼ Marathon.
More specifically, there will stations at the following km:
- 2km - water, banana
- 5km –water, banana
- At the finishing point you will find water and maybe isotonic, bananas, bares etc.
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07. MILEAGE MARKING
In the whole race, every km will be clearly marked, to the right side of the road.
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08. HEALTH COVERAGE WITH W.C. – CHEMICAL LAVATORIES – SHOWERS
There will be chemical lavatories in order for athletes, volunteers and the audience to use them, in the following spots:
Outside of the Cultural and Sports Center of Old Faliron (across the main entrance) and near the supply stations.
More specifically in the following km: 2,5 – 4,5
Finally, there are male and female toilets inside Cultural and Sports Center of Old Faliron in two spots:
- Entering Cultural and Sports Center Stadium on our left hand directing to the swimming pool.
- Entering inside the Stadium and observing the buildings that are on our left hand, where there is a big sign “ΌΧΙΣΤΑΝΑΡΚΩΤΙΚΑ” (SAY NO TO DRUGS)
Showers: In the building there are male and female showers.
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09. CLOTHING AND PERSONAL OBJECT’S MANAGEMENT
The athletes can leave their clothes and their personal items at the adjoin space of the tennis courts.
Every bag should have on the top of it the participation number of the athlete it belongs to and be locked. It should not contain any money, passports, medicines or valuable items.
There will be volunteers and signs that will help you reach the courts.
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10. STATEMENT OF DISCLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY
In order to take part in any race you should first complete the electronic application form. Before confirming your application, on your personal responsibility, or your parent’s responsibility if you are not an adult, you state that you have read and comprehend thoroughly the terms and regulations. You also state that you agree and accept these terms and regulations and the statement of disclaiming responsibility. According to requirements, the organizer can include or exclude texts or terms from the rules and regulations.
11. FAIR PLAY
In order to gain a secure and fair participation for all the athletes of the Half Marathon and the other races, the cooperation of ALL participants is required.
Only together with your cooperation we will succeed in organizing safe races and having an enjoyable experience.
During all races, as “fair play” imposes, the mutual assistance and understanding between the athletes is required. The same applies for you during your preparation and your stay after finishing the race.
Individual runners or teams should respect the rest athletes and do not try to harm them during their performance.
Please try to run on the right side of the road.
Attention: Some athletes may stop running and start walking during the race due to some injuries that may occur. In this occasion please move to the left side of the road in order not to block the other athletes who still run.
We feel deeply obliged to thank, each one of you personally, for your participation even if it is quite early.
The team that offered many hours of voluntary work in order to prepare all the races and their events,
Hopes you enjoy the races and have a lot of fun!
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