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 Tura Seifu Abdiwak outpaced more than 5553 runners to win in 02:09:04. Coming in second was Kipkogei Justus Kimutai (02:10:00). Rounding out the top three was Barnabas Kiptum with a time of 02:10:17. 
 For the women,  Wangui Lucy Kabuu won the race with a time of 02:27: 02, followed by Jerono Vivian Kiplagat who finished with a time of 02:27:08. Rounding out the top three was Sheila Chepkech with a time of 02:29:26. 
 Top 5 Men 

	
		1
		Tura Seifu Abdiwak
		ETH
		02:09:04
	
	
		2
		Kipkogei Justus Kimutai
		KEN
		02:10:00
	
	
		3
		Barnabas Kiptum
		KEN
		02:10:17
	
	
		4
		Fred Musobo
		UGA
		02:13:50
	
	
		5
		Camilo Santiago
		ESP
		02:13:56
	

 Top 5 Women 

	
		1
		Wangui Lucy Kabuu
		KEN
		02:27:02
	
	
		2
		Jerono Vivian Kiplagat
		KEN
		02:27:08
	
	
		3
		Sheila Chepkech
		KEN
		02:29:26
	
	
		4
		Doris Changeywo
		KEN
		02:29:50
	
	
		5
		Fatna Maraoui
		ITA
		02:33:18
	

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 Milan, December 6th, 2013 – ReSport Certification and AIMS Green Award: thanks to these two international awards in the 2013 season, the SuisseGas Milano Marathon can be considered with no doubts the most social and environmentally responsible sport event in Italy, joining the elite of great international marathons making the environment and social responsibility a top issue on their road to success. 
 A success that requires a long term work, having to face high level competitors that, as the Milan organizers did, have decided to accept the challenge of the ReSport Certification by the Council for Responsible Sport – the US  organization which certifies the level of social sustainability of sport events, supported in Italy by IMQ (Istituto Italiano del Marchio di Qualità) and the inaugural AIMS Green Award presented by AIMS (Association of International Marathon and Distance Races), the IAAF affiliated organization. 
 RCS Sport team worked for more than 9 months in 9 frameworks: waste, energy and climate, contracts, impact and community involvement, healthy lifestyle, integration and innovation, sponsors and exhibit locations, implementing environmental and social initiatives to receive the credits necessary for the certification. Among the 40 initiatives set up by RCS Sport, the following are amongst the most important ones. 
 Environmental initiatives: only online registration (no paper); no use of polystyrene or Styrofoam and plastic packaging for race material (80 kg less compared to 2012); press releases only in electronic form on pen drives; reduction of the total weight of the official handbook distributed to all participants (from 353,938 kg in 2012 to 265,2211 kg in 2013, decrease of 25%); reuse of materials and equipment from previous competitions and editions like inflatable arches, banners, start and arrival gates, directional signage; production of a limited number of t-shirts only for the participants that opted-in to receive it; agreement with Milanese Environmental Service Company (AMSA) to use environmentally-friend road cleaning vehicles after the race and  installation of portable toilets equipped with green characteristics, essential for maximum wastewater toxicity reduction. Thanks to the  collaboration of volunteers, the organization studied the right positioning of the waste separation system (paper, plastic, organic, undifferentiated) in the Marathon Village the days before the race and along the race course. All clothes left by participants at the start line were collected by Humana People for People Italia NGO and the food and water bottles left over from the refreshment points were donated to “In –Presa” charity and to “Banco di solidarietà Madre Teresa” charity. A program was implemented with Esosport to collect, through special boxes placed in the Marathon Village,  used running shoes for recycling to obtain pavements for playgrounds and sport facilities. 
 Emission reduction: institution of an “ecological Sunday” by the Municipality of Milan with no car circulation on race day and free  public transportation tickets to all participants, one ride tickets transformed to  daily ticket for all citizens, use of the Milan city bicycle system for free (bikeMi service). The most revolutionary initiative implemented by the organization of the SuisseGas Milano Marathon was the new system “deposit or exchange” for bag drop-off for the Relay Marathon. This solution involved actively all participants and, consequently, had less impact on the environment, without the necessity of bag transportation by trucks. The building Palazzo della Regione Lombardia, which hosted the Marathon Village, is powered entirely from renewable sources and in 2012 received the special award for “the best skyscraper in Europe” by the Council of tall buildings and Urban habitat (CTBUH) of Chicago. Inside the Marathon Village were positioned special devices developed by Innovation in Sciences &amp; Technologies (Is-Tech) to reduce air pollution. All these initiatives were shared and appreciated by the stakeholders involved in the certification process. 
 Great attention was also given to young people through a program with CUS Milano (Sports University Center) to involve college students (dedicated discounted registration fees). Besides that, a special award was given to the youngest 18 years old who finished for the first time a marathon (by IMQ), while the NABA students (Arts and Design Academy) were involved to design the commemorative poster of the SuisseGas Milano Marathon. 
 Even the Charity Program has set a new record for fundraising in sports event in Italy, involving 141 NGOs and reaching over € 600,000. 
 It has been a challenge in the challenge, with RCS Sport team focused on the hard mission to involve the greatest number of runners and, at the same time,  reaching all the goals set by the Council for Responsible Sport and AIMS: “… not only to receive the awards, but most of all to guarantee the lowest impact on Milan environment” said Andrea Trabuio, Race Director of the SuisseGas Milano Marathon. “We couldn’t say no to the challenge of being as much sustainable as possible, it was essential for us, but also in respect of our participants, the city and the sponsors”. 

Suissegas Milano Marathon: The First Sport Event in Italy and First Marathon in Europe to be Awarded the Council for Responsible Sport Certification and AIMS Green Award

 The world running organisation the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) is delighted to declare the Suisse Gas Milano Marathon as the winner of the inaugural AIMS Green Award. 
 The award, which highlights good environmental performance in marathon events, was presented to the successful Italian race during the inaugural AIMS Best Marathon Runner Awards Gala Dinner last night (Friday 8 November 2013) in Athens, Greece. 
 Also shortlisted for the award were Sweden’s Goteborgs Varvet Half Marathon and Germany’s BMW Frankfurt Marathon. 
 Earlier this year the SuisseGas Milano Marathon was also awarded with ReSport Silver certification (issued by the Council for Responsible Sport – USA*), becoming the first Marathon in Europe to reach this goal. 
 The SuisseGas Milano Marathon used a number of different initiatives to help achieve their environmental goals. These included race participants being given a free day ticket for public transport, while the Milan Municipality agreed to an “ecological day” banning all private motorised transport on the day of the race. 
 Participants had to register their entry online and specifically opt in if they wanted to receive finisher awards and t-shirts, reducing the number required. To further reduce the amount of waste the event generated, volunteers were trained to help with the collection of waste and recycling, the race t-shirt suppliers reduced their packaging which helped save 80kg of plastic and 60% of the heatsheets distributed at the finishing line were collected to be reused for future events. 
 Non-profit organisations were featured at race day events, were given space on the SuisseGas Milano Marathon website and had their information included in newsletters. These organisations also received donations from the SuisseGas Milano Marathon with fundraising sitting at approximately €130,000. 
 As well as this, the SuisseGas Milano Marathon collaborated with the municipality of Milan on the mapping of the city’s first running route as a useful tool for runners. The race also prepared training charts to help participants work towards the target time they were hoping to achieve and to encourage first-time athletes the race developed a special award for the first eighteen-year-old who crossed the finish line. 
 Candidates for the AIMS Green Award were judged upon a number of areas including the impact the race has had on promoting environmentally friendly practices in marathon events, how volunteers contribute to the success of the project and the ability for the race to educate younger generations about the benefits of sport and environmental protection. This is in line with AIMS’ own environmental guidelines and the IOC Olympic Movement’s Agenda 21. ** 
 The AIMS Green Award was set up in collaboration with George Kazantzopoulos, Member of the IOC Sport and Environment Commission and President of the Institute Team for the World Environmental Alliance 2004+, a non-governmental not-for-profit organisation which was the scientific partner of AIMS in the development of the AIMS Environmental Guidelines. 
 A screening and research process by a jury panel made up of AIMS and independent judges lead to a shortlist of three candidates. From this shortlist the AIMS Board of Directors then made the final award selection decision. 
 Paco Borao, President of AIMS said: “I am delighted that the SuisseGas Milano Marathon is the first winner of the AIMS Green Award highlighting good environmental practice. They have developed an excellent strategy on minimising the environmental impact their marathon event has. There was an excellent selection of entries for the award providing some strong competition, including the runners up, the GöteborgsVarvet Half Marathon and the BMW Frankfurt Marathon. All the races who entered have done some highly acclaimed work to show how environmentally conscious they are. I hope they can act as role models for other races around the world as this is such an important issue for us all.” 
 Andrea Trabuio, SuisseGas Milano Marathon’s Race Organiser  added: “We are really honoured to receive this award, especially as we are aware of the high levels of environmentally friendly initiatives that AIMS races around the world have implemented. We would like to thank AIMS and the sponsor of the gala dinner OPAP for their support and recognition of our work. We believe that the Best Marathon Runner Award, this new initiative of AIMS, will not only recognise the sport achievements of the best marathon runners every year, but will promote further our sport and will project to the whole community worldwide the myriad benefits this sports brings along with it. We are delighted to be in Athens, the home of AIMS Headquarters, in order to receive the award during the AIMS BMR Gala, to attend the 7th AIMS Marathon Symposium and enjoy the Athens International Marathon on the Authentic course.” 
 About the AIMS Best Marathon Runner Award Gala 
 The purpose of the BMR Award Gala is to: I. Announce and honour the best male and female Marathon runners of the year through the AIMS BEST MARATHON RUNNER (BMR) Award. The BMR Award replaces the AIMS World Athlete of the Year Award.II. Recognise and honour exceptional Marathon figureheads and personalities for their contribution to the development of the Marathon movement.III. Publicise and promote the best practice and initiatives of AIMS members (350+ race organizers) through the establishment of special environmental and social awards.IV. Enhance the role, programs and services of AIMS. The event was staged at Athens College Theater, 15 Stefanou Delta Street 15452 Psychico, Athens, Greece on Friday 8 November 2013. 
 About AIMS 
 AIMS is a member based organisation and since being established in 1982 has grown to a membership of more than 350 of the world’s leading distance races, from over 100 countries and territories. AIMS Members come from every continent on the planet and include the Athens Classic Marathon, formed on the legend of Pheidippides, the Greek soldier-runner who ran from the town of Marathon to Athens in 490 BC to announce the Persians had been defeated in the ‘Battle of Marathon’. Other AIMS members include many of the world’s greatest distance races in history such as the Boston and the Berlin Marathons. The three key objectives of AIMS are: 1. To foster and promote distance running throughout the world2. To work with the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) on all matters relating to international road races.3. To exchange information, knowledge and expertise among members of the association 
 About ReSport Certification from the Council for Responsible Sport (USA) 
 ReSport Certification recognises a significant achievement where there has been the successful completion of a socially and environmentally responsible sporting event. This can be achieved in a number of areas including waste management, impact on the climate, community involvement and health promotion. 
 Certification is based on the number of credits you receive for your work in each area. The first level you can be awarded is ‘Certified’, before working up to ‘Silver’, ‘Gold’ and finally ‘Evergreen.’ 
 About the IOC Olympic Movement’s Agenda 21 
 Agenda 21 was established in June 1992 at a meeting of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) as a plan of action for the introduction of sustainable development in the 21st century. 
 In 1999 the Olympic Movement (OM) adopted Agenda 21: Sport for Sustainable Development. Based on the UNCED model, it lays down a clear pathway for sustainable development throughout the sporting world. Stakeholders include International and National Sports Federations, National Olympic Committees, Organising Committees of the Olympic Games (OCOGs) and Youth Olympic Games (YOCOGs), sponsors, government partners, the sporting goods industry, athletes, youth and the media. 
 The starting point for The Olympic Movement’s Agenda 21 is that national approaches and policies on sports and environment should recognise that athletes need a healthy environment in which to train and perform at their optimum. In addition, the document embraces the three tenets of sustainable development: Improving socioeconomic conditions, conservation and management of natural resources and strengthening the role of major groups such as women, young people and indigenous people. 

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