Global healthcare company Abbott has renewed its sponsorship of IRONMAN events in Poland this year, and will also become the new title sponsor of the Abbott Night Run – a 5km night run along the streets of Gdynia on the Baltic coast of Poland.
Abbott is the sponsor of the following events: Citi Handlowy IRONMAN 70.3 Warsaw (June 10-12); Enea IRONMAN Gdynia (August 5-7); the Abbott Night Run (August 5); and Enea IRONMAN 70.3 Poznań (September 2-4).
In 2021, Abbott kicked off its inaugural IRONMAN Poland sponsorship by supporting events with COVID-19 antigen self-tests to support a return to competition for athletes, staff and fans during a time of uncertainty.
“As a global healthcare company, Abbott’s mission is to help people live healthy, full lives,” said Bassem Bibi, Divisional Vice President for Abbott’s rapid diagnostics business in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.
“We are excited to continue our support of IRONMAN Poland as athletes from all over get back to the sport they love and push themselves to achieve their highest potential.”
In addition to the triathlons, Abbott is the sole title sponsor of the nightime 5km run – Abbott Night Run on August 5 along the streets of Gdynia. The night run aims to draw attention to the problem of the lack of access to electricity, which is faced by over a billion people in the world.
Each participant in the competition will receive a headlamp in their starter package, which will help them navigate in the dark.
As the run will take place on the eve of the Enea IRONMAN Gdynia triathlon weekend, the location of the finish line will be an additional attraction of Abbott Night Run. Runners will finish on Gdynia City Beach, in the same place as the triathletes two days later.
“IRONMAN Poland and Abbott share a common goal of improving the lives of people,” said Michał Drelich, Director of IRONMAN Poland.
“This year we are very happy to extend our partnership and name Abbott as the title sponsor of the night run and work together to help publicize the problem of the lack of access to electricity for a large number of people, a key resource that can directly improve the quality of life for many.”
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