The mayor of The Gran Canarian palmsCarolina Darias, presented this afternoon the twenty-first edition of the popular race San Silvestre LPGC, which, as is traditional, will be held next December 31 for say goodbye to the year through the streets of the city. This year, the sporting event will be more supportive and sustainable than ever, with the donation of 100,000 euros to five non-profit entities and the use of recyclable t-shirts and bibs.
Darias was accompanied at the event held in Doramas Park by the president of the Cabildo, Antonio Morales; the Sports Councilor, Carla Campoamor; the Sports Minister, Aridany Romero; the manager of Top Time Eventos, the company in charge of the organization, Pablo Gonzalez; and the president of the Trican club and representative of the founders of the test, Jose Rodriguez.
During the presentation, the mayor pointed out that “there are few events that have as many characteristics as this San Silvestre, which means city, island, sport, physical activity, and also means solidarity, encounter, family, party… they are a compendium of good things that gather around this very popular race that over the years has been consolidating in our city.”
Darias has recognized the work that both the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council and the Gran Canaria Cabildo are doing to support this San Silvestre, which this year will allocate 100,000 euros to five non-profit organizations.
The mayor has also highlighted that for the City Council “physical activity and sport are key, because talking about sports is talking about health and talking about health is talking about life.” “Therefore, we want to continue advancing to refer to ourselves as a healthy city, which promotes and encourages good habits and everything that brings us health,” added Darias, who wished a “good San Silvestre” to all the participants.
For his part, the president of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Antonio Morales, has indicated that the insular Corporation has given an “important boost” to the test, which opens the city with “common spaces that generate social cohesion in a demonstration.” one of the most popular sports events in Spain”, which is “inclusive, familiar, supportive” and which for the Cabildo is “an enormous satisfaction”, since it will connect “all points of the island through sport”.
The insular Sports Councilor, Aridany Romero, has pointed out the success of “this festival of light and color, where families run together to end the year doing physical activity.” For Gran Canaria “it is essential to contribute to healthy habits”, with a test of solidarity spirit where the Cabildo “redoubles efforts to advance in the challenge of exceeding 10,000 participants.”
The organizer of the test, Pablo González, has highlighted that the San Silvestre LPGC will be “more supportive and more sustainable” this year with a surprise box that has “a totally differentiated format, to provide added value and a step forward.” in recycling and the circular economy.
Gold Drawer
Among the novelties of this 2023 edition, the jump in solidarity fundraising stands out, since the test sets the goal of 10,000 runners this year reaching a donation of 100,000 euros that will be donated to 5 NGOs with social projects in the Canary Islands. The donation will increase but so will the spectacle, with the opening this year for the first time in the history of the Gold Drawer, where winners of previous editions and athletics stars will set the sporting pace at less than 4 minutes per kilometer.
Likewise, this edition will be the most sustainable in the history of the San Silvestre LPGC 2023, since not only the t-shirt will be ECO recycled, but the race number will surprise the runners by transforming into a fun collectible wallet at the end of the event.
The selective collection of plastics will provide the event with the necessary material for the production of trophies and merchandising in the next edition, consolidating the philosophy of the event within the circular economy and recycling, a priority that this year will mark the axis of one of the most sustainable tests in the Canary Islands.
In addition, the San Silvestre LPGC 2023 will add new proposals and measures this year for the most disadvantaged sectors of the population, eliminating barriers to enjoy a solidarity race for the whole family, where pets are welcome as every year and there is no limit. age, nor limits to the imagination to make this test a great sports festival.
The San Silvestre LPGC 2023, whose registration will be open until next December 24 or until capacity is reached, consolidates its successful 6-kilometer route from last year, which will flood the Avenida Marítima of the Gran Canaria capital with its wave of solidarity, with an exit arch and finish at León y Castillo Street, to run from the vicinity of the Metropole in the direction of the Julio Luengo tunnel, reach the Torre Las Palmas roundabout and head towards Avenida Marítima in a south-north direction to Parque San Telmo, the Rafael Cabrera street, Munguía, Francisco Gurié street and León y Castillo until crossing the finish line.
2023-11-27 19:10:31
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