Tin Kilduff came from the USA to highlight the importance of the victory of Stelios Kyriakidis in the Boston Marathon S
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Important placements, many of which are mentioned for the first time in Cyprus, but also honorary awards, included the 3rd Street Movement Forum presented by the Bank of Cyprus and which effectively opened the curtain of the 13th OPAP Marathon Limassol . & Nbsp; An event dedicated to the legendary Cypriot runner Stelios Kyriakidis. and the President of KOEAS Mr. Periklis Markaris. & nbsp;
Tim Kilduff arrived from Hopkinton, Massachusetts to highlight the importance of the victory of Stelios Kyriakidis in the Marathon Boston in 1946. Kilduff is the founder and director of the 26.2 Foundation, based in Hopkinton, the starting point for the Boston Marathon, which is 26.2 miles (42,195 meters) from Boston. Kilduff is an important figure in the Boston Marathon, of which he was the director and which he comments on on television today. Kilduff was praised by the son of the legendary Stelios Kyriakidis, Dimitris, who said that Kilduff saved the Boston Marathon from bankruptcy in 1982. & nbsp;
The myth of Kyriakidis & nbsp;
The myth of Kyriakidis, as an athlete but above all as a humanist, was developed by Mr. Mimis Sophocleous , director of the Pattiheio Municipal Museum - Historical Archive and Study Center of Limassol. It was mentioned that Kyriakidis throughout his career fought with , that he was a simple, everyday person, an employee of the Municipality of Limassol and then PPC in Greece while "he succeeded because he had no arrogance and combined all the mental talents required by the championship ». Mr. Sophocles also made a suggestion: in Limassol to create a route in the footsteps of Stelios Kyriakidis, which will be a pole of attraction for tourists and especially runners. & Nbsp;
The position of the Deputy Minister moved around Sports Tourism TOTAL SPORTS MARKETING 70 Steliou Hadjipetri Str - 1st Floor, 2057, Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus t: +357 22 870200 | m: +357 99 843072 | f: +357 22 870201 info@tsmsportsmarketing.com Tourism Mr. Savva Perdiou, who noted that "Cyprus has the infrastructure and weather conditions so that sports tourism is an integral part of its tourism product" while emphasizing that "to "To convince foreigners that we are a sports destination, we must first integrate sports into our daily lives." He stated that the value of sports tourism in the world is estimated at half a trillion euros. & Nbsp;
attracting athletes during the winter months, attracting sports teams and encouraging Cypriots to travel to promote the Cypriot sports product abroad. Mr. Perdios also mentioned that the main months of sports tourism are January, February and March. & Nbsp;
Finally, he said that continuing the CTO policy, the State Department Tourism remains a supporter of the OPAP Limassol Marathon. & Nbsp;
Awards & nbsp;
The evening ended with the awarding of people who contributed the most to the establishment of the OPAP Limassol Marathon . The awards were made by the Director of the event, Mr. Spyros Spyrou. & Nbsp;
The former Mayor of Limassol, Mr. Andreas Christou, was awarded for 45 years. Neoklis Thomas and the official of the Deputy Minister of Tourism Mr. Annita Dimitriadou, who believed in the organization and convinced the Board. of the then CTO to support him. & nbsp;
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