Popolana 2009 - third day

Popolana 2009 - third day Photo gallery

With sport from streets and squares to nature and tourism



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The third and final day of the ‘Popolana’ was marked by the 5th Rovinj half marathon. At the starting line of this 22 kilometre race there were 139 runners from Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, USA, Moldavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina

08.30 – 12.30 Sports fishing contest – from the big jetty and from the boat
10,00 – 14,30 The exhibition of oldtimers that participated in the 6th international rally
„Histria classic“
11.00 Start of the “5th Rovinj's Half Marathon“ (21.095 km)
11.00 Start of the competition in recreational running (6 km)
13.00 – 14.00 Official weighing of caught fish
13.30 - 14.00 Award giving ceremony
14.00 – 16.00 Gastro presentation of fresh fish dishes in Kantinon
15.00 – 17.00 Children's Tennis Day Dan
15.00 – 17.00 „Street basketball“ and „Basketball training ground“
16.00 – 20.00 Open tournament in electric darts “Popolana 2008“
19.00 Performance by the band «Le Monde»



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The third and final day of the ‘Popolana’ was marked by the 5th Rovinj half marathon. At the starting line of this 22 kilometre race there were 139 runners from Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, USA, Moldavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The trail led them along the coast, firstly north towards Monsena, then south over the Golden Cape to the tourist resort of Villas Rubin and on the way back over Centenera to the Square of Marshal Tito from which the race set off.

After over an hour’s time, the first to cross the finish line was Roman Kejžar from Slovenia. For amateurs there was a 6 kilometre race organized, in which 64 runners participated. Fastest among them was Marco Giovaninni from Italy. This year’s half marathon entered the Trophy of Alps-Adria Cup.

Yesterday visitors of the ‘Popolana’ had the chance to view oldtimer cars that participated in the 6th edition of the Histria Classic Tourist Tour on the riviera. In this year’s international rally of oldtimer cars, organized by the Pula Rovinj Auto Club and Oldtimer Club Pula, in association with the Italian club Ruote del Passato from Pordenone, sixty old and well preserved cars participated.

The final day of begun with a sports fishing competition which took place on the Valdibora waterfront. Hook-and-line and underwater fishermen caught over 200 kilograms of fish in two contests, which was later prepared for the participants as part of a gastro presentation held in Kantinon. Children’s tennis and street basketball competitions were held on the square.

While athletes and amateurs completed their part, volunteers and humanitarians sold shirts with the ‘Popolana’ emblem, flowers, items made by children from Rovinj kindergartens and wards of the Domenico Pergolis Home for the Elderly and Infirm. All funds, including entry fees, were spent on the purchase of special orthopaedic beds for the Rovinj Centre.

As many as 1700 athletes and amateurs participated in this year’s ‘Popolana’. One hundred and forty sports workers took care of the organization. Yesterday’s races were supervised by 100 volunteers. The great humanitarian-sports event was co-organized by the City of Rovinj, Sports Union, Tourist Association and Maistra.

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