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Running for water with Porto City Race

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João Queirós

Orienteering friends, families, amateur and professional athletes can take part in the 9th edition of Porto City Race pedestrian orienteering competition is back this May under the motto "Água" ["Water"].

Registrations are open for this competition scheduled for 22, 23 and 24 May.

The competition scores for Portugal's National Cup of Pedestrian Orientation 2020. The race is open to everyone, of any age group, and participation can be individual or in group. Non federate athletes are still able to take part in the competing races, where registration fees are the same both for federate and non-federate athletes.

This section of the race will take place at some of the iconic places in Porto. The sports event is organised by the Sports Group Quatro Caminhos, jointly with Porto City Hall.

The organisation will provide monitoring and coaching to less experienced runners.

+Info: Quatro Caminhos Sports Group

Programme

May 18th

Final deadline for entries in competition classes.

May 20th

Start times announcement. 

May 22th:

Porto City Race by night - Campus IAPMEI 

15:00 - Event centre opening

20:30 - Start

May 23th

Sprint (City Park) 

08:30 - Event centre opening

10:00 - Start

12:30 - Prize giving ceremony (Day 1 and Day 2)

May 24th

Porto City Race (Barão Nova Sintra) 

08:30 - Event centre opening.

10:00 - Start

13:30 - Prize giving ceremony

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