Zoo run for charity

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By Olivia Michaud The second edition of the six-kilometre Vienna zoo run will take place on June, 11 in Schönbrunn. Half of the entry fee will go to a charity, “Die Luftkinder”, which helps children with pulmonary hypertension and money will also go into building a new enclosure for the polar bears. The run will […]

Austrian Airlines expanding

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Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines (AUA) has plans to expand once the current savings have come into effect. But according to AUA-managing director Karsten Benz they said they would be looking to add new destinations and new partners. He is also keen to have longer destinations, And he said that an additional 10 long-distance routes would […]

Kenyan triumphs in Linz

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Josephat Keiyo has won this year’s Linz Marathon. The 30-year-old long-distance running ace from Kenya finished the 11th edition of the event – which took place on Sunday – in two hours, 11 minutes and 18 seconds. Slovenia’s Denaja Grandovec won the women’s competition in two hours, 41 minutes and 26 seconds. More than 15,000 […]

VCM heroes set their sights on new challenges

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Less than a month has passed since more than 32,000 runners competed in the Vienna City Marathon (VCM), but Austria’s amateur athletes are already fired up for future challenges.Thousands will take part in this year’s Graz Marathon (www.grazmarathon.at) on 9 October which has developed into one of the country’s main long-distance running challenges.On the same […]

VCM runs towards top attendance

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The Vienna City Marathon (VCM) is on its way to break records.Organisers of the competition – Austria’s biggest sporting event – said today (Thurs) over 28,000 athletes from 110 countries all around the world have already registered to participate in the VCM’s various competitions on 17 April.Especially the Half Marathon competition and the relay race […]

AUA angered about brothel posters at VIA

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Austrian Airlines (AUA) co-chief Andreas Bierwirth has launched a scathing attack on Vienna International Airport (VIA).Bierwirth said today (Weds) “certain aspects” of the airport were “abysmal”.”Passengers experience the airport as part of our own services,” he explained.Asked what he was especially unhappy about, the businessman mentioned advertisement posters for brothels in VIA’s arrival area. Bierwirth […]