With the time of 1.01.32 it goes to Kangogo Thimoty Kibet the 2024 edition of the Placentia Half Marathon. “It’s my first half marathon in Italy and second overall. I’m excited, I didn’t think I’d come but I was convinced I could do well.” These are his first words.
He took second place Kororia Dennis Kiprop with a time of 1.03.33, and the first Italian in third place Daniele Meucci with in 1.05.07.
The women’s race was won by the Italian Federica Sugamiele with the time of 1.13.07.
The first of the Piacenza people, for the third time, is Matteo Maiocchiwhile among the Piacenza girls the first place is Miss Alessandra Carlà.
Alessandra Carlà and Matteo Maiocchi will be guests in the studio at the Spazio Rotative di Libertà for the special dedicated to the half marathon broadcast on Tuesday evening from 9.15pm.
Daniele Meucci
Federica Sugamele
THE SECURITY AND CONTROL SERVICE
More than 600 people were involved in the service of the event, thanks to the participation of over 50 associations with the coordination of civil protection.
“A large deployment of forces to allow the safe carrying out of a unique event – underlined the police commissioner of Piacenza Ivo Morelli -. In addition to the officers operating along the route, we are also happy that various students from the Police School participated in the half marathon.”
THE RACE
The over 1,500 runners of the 27th edition of the Placentia Half Marathon set off at 9.30am. “A beautiful event that makes Piacenza great” were the words of the mayor Katia Tarasconi before leaving Piazza Cittadella. Over 1500 runners with the aim of arriving in Piazza Cavalli supported by the whole city.
the 27th edition of PHM
It’s the day of the Placentia Half Marathon which this year celebrates its 27th edition with thousands of participants who will color the entire city with joy and smiles. The festive atmosphere began to be felt yesterday afternoon, Saturday 4 May, thanks to the beautiful initiatives organized between the historic center and the Daturi arena.
The godmother of the 27th edition of the half marathon is Maria Guida, European Marathon champion in 2002 in Munich and multiple Italian champion of the Cross, Marathon and 10,000 metres.
The godmother of the 27th edition of the Placentia Halg Marathon, Maria GuidaEuropean marathon champion in Monaco
the top runners
Among the top runners in the race are Dennis Kiprop Kororia and Timothy Kibet Kangogo who will try to break the record of their compatriot Lokomwa (1 hour and 41 seconds in 2015). Another Kenyan at the start will be Ishmael Chelanga Kalale, while the Moroccan Mohsin Foguani and the Ethiopian Adimasu Angino Asado will also arrive from Africa. The two Italians Daniele Meucci and Federica Sugamiele have been confirmed, plus Elia Generali, Antonino Liuzzo, Giuseppe Bonavita, Rachid Benhamdane, Lorenzo Barbieri and Fabio Gervasi. In the women’s field with our Sugamiele, Casetta and Grisoni, the Kenyan Rholex Jelimo Kogo makes her debut on the distance.
PHM 2024 – Meucci (European champion) with Guide
TUESDAY THE TELELIBERTY SPECIAL
On Tuesday 7 May at 9.15pm a special curated by Marco Vincenti entirely dedicated to the emotions and smiles of the 27th edition of the Placentia Half Marathon will be broadcast on Telelibertà.
PATH
This year too, the route of the Placentia Half Marathon, now in its 27th edition, will start at 9.30 from Piazza Cittadella, while the arrival is scheduled in the “heart” of our city, Piazza Cavalli, after the canonical 21 kilometers and 97 meters of the half marathon.
In the first five kilometers of the race, participants will cross some of the main streets of Piacenza. Once they have passed in the shadow of the monument to the Pontieri, the “army” of runners will head, having skirted a couple of public gardens, towards the Facsal, where there will be the exciting moment of the “roar” given by the participants in the Minimarathon Pedibus and the Association Walk.
collateral manifestations
Together with the Pedibus Minimarathon it represents a historic milestone of the collateral events of the event, even if it has very little secondary emotion and numbers. This year too, alongside the enthusiasm of the very young people, ready to make the “roar” of cheering explode on the Facsal in favor of the runners, there will also be the Walk of the Associations, with many organizations that have responded to the call this year too of the organizers Alessandro Confalonieri and Pietro Perotti.
This year too, a thousand people attended the Facsal (corner of Via Alberici) around 9am where, together with the Pedibus Minimarathon, the start is scheduled at 9.40am after the affectionate greeting at the first passage of the runners on the Public Walkway. The Walk of the Associations will lead the way with the “Banda Ponchielli Città di Piacenza” and will end at the Daturi Arena.
TODAY’S PROGRAM
The start of the half marathon is scheduled for 9.30 from Piazza Cittadella. Worthy of note is the initiative of relay between saved and saviors which will involve 21 rescued thanks to the use of a defibrillator accompanied by 21 rescuers, volunteers from the Armed Forces and local police who contributed to saving their lives.
From 9.45 onwards Pedibus minimarathon for Unicef: a sports promotion party that will involve thousands of children and all athletes. The Association Walk will also start at the same time because there are a thousand ways to tackle the magical event of the Piacenza half marathon.
