HYPERCOPELI 2024
15th “HYPERKOPELI” event is coming up this year in Agioi Apostoloi on October 6, 2024!
It is already an event – institution for “Horizondas” Association and, thus, for the support of children and adults suffering from cancer;
an event that could not run without the determining contribution of “Horizondas” athletic group, the Association’s volunteers, the
Municipality of Chania, the law enforcement bodies and the volunteer teams, as well as many others offering their valuable help.
It is an event full of many athletic, recreational and cultural activities, all of which are characterized by a spirit of mutual support and
solidarity.
On Sunday, October 6, we are starting with our already favourite-to-all “Hyperkopeli’s” races : “Hyperkopelaki” at 11:00 and “Hyperkopeli” at 12:30, both of which are triathlon races for non-experts, for younger and older ones. These are races different from the others, “races for life”, with participation and not victory as their purpose, without rankings and official timing. In the afternoon of the same day, at 17:00, “Anoihtoi Horizondes”, a 5km dynamic walking race, without timing and ranking, will be conducted. In this race, participants will have the chance to offer the cost of their participation (5 Euros) to the local association/foundation of their choice:
Day Care Alzheimer Centre of Chania, Centre for the Prevention of Addictions and the Promotion of Psychosocial Health of the Chania Region, Centre for the Day care and Occupation of Disabled people (K.I.F.A.AMEA), Association of Parents, Guardians and Friends of people with mild disorders of the Autistic Spectrum ASPERGER Chania,”Horizondas” Association,ELEPAP Chania, Guesthouse for the Hospitality of Women of the Municiplity of Chania,Sports Association of Disabled people – Arion Chania, Syssitia Splantzias (community free food offer), Regional Section of the Greek Red Cross of Chania, Support Team “Synanthropos”, Pancretan Sports Association of the Physically Disabled and paraplegic “Cretan Eagles”, Community Kitchen “Allos Anthropos”, Centre for the Day Care of Autistic Children “Megalohari”, Central Food Community of the Holy Mitropolis of Kydonia and Apokoronas,Animal Friends association of Chania “Protection of the Animals” and the Greek Rescue Team-Readiness Base of Chania.
Virtual participation from the other parts of Crete and Greece:
Diabetics Association of Pieria Municipality, Pancretan Association of Parents and friends of Children with Neoplasms “Iliahtida”, Medecins sans Frontieres, Association of Volunteer Friends of Doctors in Athens “K.E.F.I”
Directly after the race, there will be a “pilafi” (traditional Cretan dish with meat and rice) party, with souvlakia, beers, refreshments and music on the beach!
The whole event aims at informing of the general public, consciousness raising about our Association’s programs, promotion of volunteerism, presentation of the work of other associations/foundations/social units and fundraising for
the support of families in need.
REGISTRATIONS AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE PARTICIPANTS:
HYPERKOPELAKI 11:00 (opening time : 10:00)
Participation Fee : 10 Euro donation to “Horizondas” Association.
- 50m swimming, 2km cycling and 1km running
- The Participation Fee includes the following : : a souvenir Event t-shirt, a medal, an award, souvenir gifts
- Registration deadline : September 22, 2024
HYPERKOPELI 12:30 (opening time : 11:30)
Participation Fee : 15 Euro donation to “Horizondas” Association.
- 600m swimming, 21km cycling και 6km running
- The Participation Fee includes the following : a souvenir Event dry-fit t-shirt, a swimming cap, a Bib Number, a medal, an award, souvenir gifts
- Group Participations (3 – 4 persons), with or without a PWSN participant, are valid
- Registration deadline : September 22, 2024
In addition to races with physical presence, anybody interested may participate to this Event regardless of location. In
2020, the Event was conducted virtually* for the first time! The known-to-all “Hyperkopeli” became “e-Hyperkopeli”!
*What are “Virtual Races” ?
“Virtual Races” are virtual races where anybody interested may participate regardless of location, as long as they walk/run/swim/cycle for a specific distance set from the type of the race and record it using a smart watch, a band or asimple app on their mobile phone.
e-HYPERKOPELI
Event Period : October 6, 2024 – October 16, 2024
Participation Fee : 15 Euro donation to “Horizondas” Association + 5 Euros (equipment shipping costs).
- 600m swimming, 21km cycling και 6km running
- All participants may choose the day, the time (within the preset time period : October 6, 2024 – October 16, 2024) and the location (inside and outside Greece), where they wish to complete their race.
- Participations are valid as long as a recording via a smart watch, a band or a simple app on the mobile phone is made and a (optional) face, equipment or location photo is sent.
- The Participation Fee includes the following : a souvenir Event dry-fit t-shirt, a swimming cap, a Bib Number, a medal, an award and souvenir gifts.
- Also, Group Participations (3 – 4 persons), with or without a PWSN participant, are valid, with the possibility of creating a team whose participants may complete their race all together or share the sports, even in different places of Greece or abroad.
- Registration deadline : September 22, 2024
The Association of Volunteer Offering and Support under the name “Horizondas” was founded in Chania in 2004 (Judgment no. 210/2004 of the First Instance Court of Chania, accompanied by a certification by the National Registry of Private Sector Non-Profit Organizations and the Special Registry of Voluntary Non-Governmental Organizations). It is a non-profit organization and operates within the framework of volunteerism. Its main missions are the support of children and adults suffering from cancer (financial support, accommodation at the Association’s guesthouses in Athens, ticket booking to and from therapy location, covering of medical examination and therapy costs that are not covered by insurance funds etc.), as well as the promotion of volunteerism (organization of events, information events, educational programs and athletic events).
