Drawing Inspiration from Medan Friendship Run
The participants relished the running through the downtown area, passing a number of landmarks like Old Town, Kesawan, Tjong A. Fie's house on their way to the finish line back at Maimoon Palace.
Ahead of the 2022 Borobudur Marathon, Bank Jateng Enlivens Medan with Friendship Run.
Amidst drizzling rain, the Bank Jateng Friendship Run, the prelude to the international Borobudur Marathon 2022, kicked off in the courtyard of Maimoon Palace in Medan, North Sumatra, on Sunday (25/9/2022). Greeted with enthusiasm by the local residents, the 5-kilometer run that traversed routes along the city’s thoroughfares was expected to leverage tourism promotions in the region.
“What a remarkable event. Tourism promotion is packaged as various activities, one of which is a sports event. The running event promotes tourism to Borobudur in Central Java," Medan Mayor Bobby Afif Nasution said. The Friendship Run, which has four legs, with the other three host cities being Semarang, Jakarta and Makassar, is among the highlights in the lead-up to the Bank Jateng Borobudur Marathon that takes place in November in Magelang, Central Java.