The Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship, Vinicio Pina, met this Friday, 10th, with the President of the São Tomense Athletics Federation, Euridice Medeiros, and the President of the Fundação Filhos de STP, Miguel Martin, in order to launch the preparatory activities for the 2022 edition of the "São Tomé Marathon".

The three interlocutors evaluated the 2020 edition, which took place last July 4, and gave a positive note to the organizing committee. They underlined, in this regard, the collaboration of the various public and private institutions and sponsoring companies.

The three promoters of the São Tomé Marathon decided to announce that the second edition will take place on 26 June 2022, and the preliminary tasks for the purpose are already under way.

During the meeting, Vinicio Pina praised the commitment of the institutional partners, and appealed to the companies that operate in STP to support the next edition of the marathon.

It is worth remembering that, in this first edition, more than 150 national and foreign athletes participated.