The Central Lechera Asturiana Women’s Race returns to the pre-pandemic participation figures and will bring together this Sunday on the streets of Barcelona from 9 a.m. the impressive number of 33,000 women, who will complete the nearly 8 kilometers of the renewed course and will later join the fitness festival, aerobics, and performances in the post-finish area in Parc de la Ciutadella.

The last stop of the 2023 “Pink Wave” circuit taking place this Sunday was presented today in the press room of the Ajuntament de Barcelona and featured the presence of its Sports Councilor, David Escudé, Henar Calleja, spokesperson for the Central Lechera Asturiana Women’s Race, and Catalan athlete Cristina Silva. In addition, the event also included Sara Cervelló, representative of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Association and patient; Laila Khalil, from the Ibn Battuta Foundation; and Cristina Iglesias, member of ADAEC Catalunya.

“One more year, Barcelona once again joins the Pink Wave of the Women’s Race. We are a city committed to the fight against breast cancer and we will show it this Sunday by filling the streets of the city with energy, solidarity, and lots of sport,” declared the Sports Councilor, David

Before the start, a tribute will be paid to Paralympic triathlete Eva Moral, who will be part of the Sports Santander team, and to Paralympic athlete Melani Berges, for their contribution to women’s sports and society.

All women will be able to join the one-hour fitness and aerobics festival in the post-finish area, led by top instructors from Les Mills, Dance Emotion, Ballet Fit, and Zumba, along with a performance by Team D’Luxe. Beforehand, the Runner’s Expo is expanded and will take place at the Complex Esportiu Municipal de la Mar Bella, where bib numbers and the official Oysho “Pink Wave” shirt can be collected on Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th of November from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. non-stop. This year many activities and talks will be held during the expo, all free or with a symbolic and 100% charitable price: Pelvic Osteopathy; Fitness and Yoga; Freestyler-Toning; Strength in Women by Compex; Commercial Dance and K-Pop; RCJumps – Kangoo Jumps; and the highly anticipated 3-hour LesMills Superfitness session that closes the fair on Saturday from 5 p.m. onwards.

The charity aspect is very important for the Women’s Race, and at the end of the year a final circuit donation of 75,000 euros, VAT included, will be made to the Spanish Association Against Cancer. As a new feature this year, when registering you can also directly donate any extra amount you wish, and financial support will continue for three foundations focused on protecting women in different areas: Wanawake Mujer, GEICAM Foundation, and Clara Campoamor. In addition, in Barcelona it is possible to purchase up to 50 bib numbers that are 100% charitable in favor of the Associació de Dones Ca l’Aurèlia, and 100 bib numbers also 100% charitable benefiting Special Olympics. The Z Zurich Foundation will contribute 50% of the total amount raised for this project and for each of the local charity projects in the circuit.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, collaborates with the Women’s Race so that more than 30 refugee and asylum-seeking girls and women can participate in this event for free. For these girls and women forced to flee war, violence, or persecution, sport is a key tool that strengthens their integration into the host society and promotes their physical and mental well-being. The reach of the Women’s Race in the different cities where it is held also helps to make visible the reality of refugee and asylum-seeking women and their capacity for resilience and overcoming adversity.

Additionally, another 30 refugee women welcomed by the Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (CEAR) in Barcelona will take part in the Women’s Race this Sunday. Women who have arrived in Barcelona after fleeing their home countries in search of a new place to rebuild their lives. As part of their integration process in the city, participating in this race allows them to enjoy a leisure activity where they can have fun while playing sports and feeling empowered. They will be part of a unique activity to build bonds with the city and their new neighbors.

The Ibn Battuta Foundation, a nationwide organization that works for the inclusion and social cohesion of people of immigrant origin so that they may become citizens with rights, responsibilities, and equal opportunities, has also received 100 free bib numbers from the event organizers.

Pulseras Rosas will also be present at all expos nationwide, cutting ponytails and donating wigs to the most disadvantaged women, thanks to the support of Banco Santander.

The Z Zurich Foundation continues its cooperation once again with the Central Lechera Asturiana Women’s Race together with Zurich Seguros, one of the circuit’s sponsors. In the Ciudad Condal it will donate one euro to the Associació de Dones Ca l’Aurèlia for every woman who crosses the finish line.

For this Catalan event on November 12, participants can also collaborate as part of the +SOLIDARIAS campaign with ADAEC, the Association of Women Affected by Chronic Endometriosis.

The Women’s Race also helps raise awareness in the fight against gender-based violence. All participants will wear the same bib number, 016, the national hotline for victims of gender-based violence, which leaves no trace on the phone bill.

In 2023 the Spanish Metastatic Breast Cancer Association will be present in all cities. The movement #laMquefalta, launched by the Daiichi Sankyo | AstraZeneca Alliance and the Spanish Metastatic Breast Cancer Association (ACMM), calls citizens, companies, and institutions to action to raise visibility of metastatic breast cancer and raise awareness about this disease. The conversation around breast cancer is incomplete without discussing metastasis, and it is currently little known by the general public. This movement seeks to highlight the specificities, treatment approaches, and needs of metastatic breast cancer patients, a condition affecting more people every year in our country.

VIRTUAL WOMEN’S RACE

It will also be possible to register for free for the “virtual” races of the nine host cities of the national circuit, allowing runners who wish to complete the 5 kilometers individually anywhere in the world. Registration for the virtual event will also include the option to receive the official Oysho Women’s Race 2023 shirt.

Among the priority objectives is maintaining the effort to bring women of all ages into regular sports practice, fight cancer and raise awareness about the importance of prevention, promote healthy lifestyle habits to avoid it as much as possible, and combat gender-based violence and the social and educational inequalities suffered by women.

The Central Lechera Asturiana Women’s Race 2023 is sponsored by Central Lechera Asturiana, Oysho, and Banco Santander. Alongside them are Marlene, TotalEnergies, Zurich Seguros, Daiichi-Sankyo AstraZeneca, Welnia, ElPozo Bienstar, and Nestlé Fitness. With the collaboration of the Barcelona City Council and local sponsors Instituts Odontologics, Arròs Montsià, Seidypharm Seid Lab, Honda, Ara, Axalta, Dance Motion, Toyota Team’s Motor, Sonaktrona, and Norauto.