
9th "Olympic Day Run" Greece - 5K
Thessaloniki
Event Details
Date
Sunday, November 22, 2026
Start time: 11:00 • End time: 12:00
Start Location
Thessaloniki
Event Type
5K
Distance
5 km
Organizer
Hellenic Olympic Committee, International Olympic Academy, Olympic Museum
Official Announcement
View ↗Registration Deadline
November 1, 2026
Important Information
Running and race-walking.
Start/finish on Megalou Alexandrou Ave at Gyzi St, after the "Umbrellas" sculpture.
Route: short out-and-back (turn at Makedonia Palace, 350 m), then along the waterfront to the city centre via Tsimiski and I. Dragoumi, returning via Nikis Ave and the White Tower.
Open to runners born 2014 or earlier.
Awards: top 3 men and women overall; top 3 boys and girls 12-18; age groups 36-50, 51-65 and 66+.
Age-group awards (winners of the overall ranking excluded) are presented at a later event at the Olympic Museum.
Registration center: Olympic Museum, 3is Septemvriou & Agiou Dimitriou, Thessaloniki (weekdays & Saturday 10:00-16:00, until 01/11); registration and cash payment also possible there.
Race pack pickup place and time will be announced on olympicdayrun.gr.
Cancellations: €3.50 fee, only for registrations and requests made by Friday 30/10/2026; no refunds for registrations from 31/10 onwards.
Social-awareness group registration: runners add €4 which is donated to social responsibility organizations.
Contact: +30 2310 968531, olympicdaygr@gmail.com.
