Sports | Macao International 10K budgeted at MOP8 million
This year’s Macao International 10K will have a budget of MOP8 million, title sponsored by Sands China.
As reported by the Times earlier this week and confirmed in a press conference yesterday, the 10-kilometer run will be held March 20.
In accordance with anti-pandemic measures, all participants must have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior the race.
Participants are also required to provide a valid negative Covid-19 test result before being permitted to take part in the race.
Registration for the 10K run event will begin February 12, while Fun Run registrations will start the following day (February 13): 6,000 places are available for the 10K race and 4,000 for the Fun Run.
The Fun Run race will start at 7 a.m. and the 10K race at 7:30 a.m. at the Sai Van Lake Square. The 10K course runs along Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre and Sai Van Bridge, and finishes inside the Olympic Sport Centre Stadium.
This is the second straight year that the gaming operator has sponsored the sports competition.
As part of its support for the run, Sands China will bring its signature “Streetmosphere” performers to the course to entertain and cheer on the runners.
This year, the gaming operator will again sponsor the “FUNkiest Costume Award” to encourage more runners to participate in the races.
Sands China also plans to organize more than 200 team members to participate in the both the 10k and the Fun Run.
This will be the city’s third major sports event in 2022 following the Macao International Regatta and the World Table Tennis Champions Macao 2021 China Stars held in January.
Sports tourism is one of the major policies mentioned in the Policy Address of 2021, in which the Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng announced that the government was aiming to hold one major international sports event in Macau in each month for the year.
As agreed with the six gaming concessionaires, each will host or title sponsor two events per year.
