The 8th Technion Race: “An opportunity to be together”
The winners of the race: the coach of the Technion's orienteering team, Nitzan Yissar, and Amal Hihy, student in the Taub Faculty of Computer Science
More than 500 students, faculty members, administrative staff, graduates, and guests participated today in the 8th Technion Race. The race took place in collaboration with the Technion administration, the Technion Student Association, and the Technion Sports Association. It opened with a minute of silence in memory of the fallen of operation “Swords of Iron” and with hope for the swift release of the hostages held by Hamas.
The race was started by the president of the Technion, Prof. Uri Sivan, and the vice chairperson of the Technion Student Association, Alis Kalman. The president stated that “in recent months, we have received clear evidence of our resilience as a community committed to mutual support, as students led by our Student Union, staff, and faculty have volunteered for a huge variety of activities for the benefit of the community and the country. The Technion Race is another opportunity for all of us to be together as one community. Good luck to everyone.”
Technion president Prof. Uri Sivan, and the vice chairperson of the TSA, Alis Kalman
Nitzan Yissar, coach of the Technion’s orienteering team and Israeli champion in orienteering, won overall first place with a time of 17:47:20. In the women’s category, Amal Hihy, a first-year student in the Taub Faculty of Computer Science won with a time of 21:27:01. Hihy, who lives in Hoshaya, dedicated her running career to the memory of her father, Faiz, who was killed before her birth. Years ago, in her first competitive race she won first place. She then joined the “Adrenaline” running group and now runs as part of the Maccabi Haifa team.
At the end of the race, medals were awarded by category, and in a lottery held among all participants. Amitai Ginsburg, a student in the Faculties of Materials Science and Physics received a prize of 1,000 shekels. Vice chairperson of the Technion Student Association, Alis Kalman, said: “Sport is something that unites us all – it has no color or gender – and it makes us all feel good.”
8th Technion Race