Mangkunegaran Run Back Held This Year, Route Certified by World Athletics Body

Ade Wahyudi as Co-Founder and COO of Katadata Indonesia admitted to be happy with the development and also the impact of Mangkunegaran Run on the public and also the economy of the city of Solo. He was also happy because the running route had been certified by Kim Vivan, a representative of World Athletics who came directly to Solo. "So the route is right and we hope that every year it will be improved. In addition, the number of participants hopefully next year we can reach 10 thousand," said Ade. The certification is needed to ensure the quality, safety, and fairness standards in the race. In addition, this is also to ensure the accuracy of the track distance, a safe surface to reduce injuries, and internationally recognized - which is important for the validation of world records and official time records of athletes. Ade added that in this year's event, as many as 52 percent of participants actually came from outside Central Java. He said that this shows that Mangkunegaran Run is an event that is always awaited by many people. "We hold a war ticket and in less than an hour, the ticket is sold out. So, this shows the interest and enthusiasm of the Indonesian people towards running races, especially Mangkunegaran Run," he said. The holding of this year's event again partnered with Permata Bank as a strategic partner. The cooperation was re-established to support this ecosystem to continue to grow sustainably in the future. "Our participation is an effort to support the ecosystem of active activities that bring together economic, cultural, and community activities in the form of sports while also providing a multiplier effect for the local economy, especially the tourism sector, the creative economy and business actors (UMKM)," said the President Director of Permata Bank Meliza M. Rusli.