UIPM 2019 Global Laser Run City Tour: Magic moment of fair play on historic day in Istanbul (TUR)

The historic first Global Laser Run City Tour in Turkey was marked by an outstanding act of fair play.

Racing in the Under 15 male category, Kivanc Tasyaran from the Ankara province was leading when he lost his footing and fell to the ground.

Instead of taking advantage of his rival’s misfortune, Erkan Altunay stopped and helped Kivanc to his feet before they crossed the finish line together.

It was a fitting highlight of a momentous GLRCT in the capital city of Istanbul, which formed part of wider multi-sport celebrations around the 41st Istanbul Marathon.

Turkey’s first major Laser Run competition attracted 157 participants and 53 medals were handed out. At elite level the country boasts one of the finest exponents of Laser Run, world record-holder Ilke Ozyuksel (TUR).

Across the four days of the Istanbul Marathon sporting festival, thousands of people attended a booth run by the Turkish Modern Pentathlon Federation (TMPF), learning about the UIPM Sports movement and trying laser shooting.

The Global Laser Run City Tour was created in 2017 to provide an entry point to UIPM Sports for people of all ages in urban communities around the world.

Since then, tens of thousands of athletes of all ages have competed in venues across all continents.

The UIPM Laser Run World Championships was born in 2015 and in August 2020 it will be combined for the first time with the UIPM Biathle-Triathle World Championships, in Weiden (GER).

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