Over 13,000: May Walk Broke Attendance Records

10:30, May 21, 2024

The event was held for the 41st time [photo report]

The 41st May Walk was held in Ekaterinburg on May 19: more than 13 thousand people took part in the event. Most of the participants were on short routes of 10 and 17 km, for example, the Shartashskaya Roundabout was completed by 4,852 participants. However, some braves overcame the way of 35 and 50 kilometers. Participants of the longest routes visited the Novokoltsovsky micro-district and had a chance to see the UrFU campus.

International students from Ghana, Croatia, Ethiopia, Spain, Peru and Kyrgyzstan participated in the May Walk having walked the route around the lake Shartash.

"It was fun and cool! I met new interesting people, and, of course, practiced my English," said Barsbek Salaev, student from Kyrgyzstan.

They enjoyed picturesque views and experienced vivid and unforgettable emotions.

"It is a very fascinating sports event! Yes, it was a bit hard but we made it. I express grattitude to UrFU for organising such an event!" expressed his emotions Richard Asase, student from Ghana.

The organizers treated the citizens to tea and traditional gingerbread. Also on the routes it was possible to participate in various activities: to pass "Ready for Labor and Defense" standards and plant a tree. It was possible to send a postcard specially designed for the walk at the finish line. 

Those who overcame the route to the end received a cherished badge. This time it combined the symbol of the May Walk, a walking man, and the symbol of the UrFU Institute of Physics and Technology, which initiated the event 40 years ago and which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.

based on the article of Daria Guzenko and the publication of the Adaptation Center

The news article was translated by UrFU International Marketing Office.
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