Athens, September 29, 2020 – The top sports
event Santorini Experience, which endorses the volcanic island of
Cyclades for its sports tourism is postponed to October 1-3, 2021.
Despite the dynamic efforts and the provision of all necessary permits,
licenses and approvals of health protocols for the safe and smooth implementation
of the Santorini Experience in 2020, the event, which has been successfully
assigned for the last six years to Active Media Group by the Municipal Sports
Cultural Environmental Organization of Santorini (DAPPOS www.dappos.gr), will
not take place in 2020.
Santorini Experience, is the
annual sports appointment of Santorini, attracting professional and
amateur athletes from Greece and abroad, while presenting unique running
activities with a breathtaking view, on the path that connects Oia with Fira
and an open water swimming race from the volcano to the old port of
Fira. The appointment for the award-winning sea tourism event, with the running
and swimming audience, is renewed for October 1-3, 2021.
Approval of Health Protocols
Santorini Experience had received the approval
of the Hellenic Swimming Federation for the implementation of the swimming event
and the approval of the Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS) for the
implementation of the running races.
At the same time, Active Media Group had acquired
the approval of the Health Scientific Committee of the General Secretariat
of Sports, through the strict distinct health protocols it designed for
running and swimming respectively, while successfully passing the tests of the World
Health Organization and World Athletics.
Registrations: Refund or Transfer of
Participations to 2021
Active Media Group, always prioritizing the
best service of its participants, offers the possibility of a refund
to all runners and swimmers who had already completed their registration for
Santorini Experience 2020 or alternatively the possibility of transferring
their participation to the 2021 event.
Participants who had completed their
registration will receive additional information within the following week,
regarding the possibility of transferring their registration to the respective
event of 2021 or its cancellation and refund of their registration fee.
A big thank you
Thank you is a magical word, with tremendous
power, full of love, affection, kindness, humility and gratitude. That is why
we will repeat it several times.
We wish to thank the people of Santorini,
those who proved what solidarity, ethics, support, innovation, sustainability,
creativity, quality and vision mean, when society needed it, when Greek tourism
needed it.
We especially wish to thank the foreign
participants, the foreign champions, the swimmers’ groups from abroad and the
foreign journalists for their patience and understanding.
We would like to thank the members of the
national swimming team, the Olympic medalists and world champions, the
technical directors of the races and all professional and amateur participants
for the interest they showed until the very last minute to take part in
the top sea tourism event.
Active Media Group wishes to express a big
thank you to all sponsors, supporters and partners, all the Greek and foreign
media who stood alongside throughout the year and thank them for all their
physical and ethical support.
An event that managed to achieve something
unprecedented, to unite major companies of the island, top entrepreneurs, not
only of the Greek tourism industry, but in a worldwide scale. An event that was
rewarded for the excellence of its best practices at the Greek Tourism Awards, the
Sports Marketing Awards and the Ermis Awards receiving foreign distinctions and
awards, respectively.
We are deeply sorry that just three (3)
days before the start of the event we need to postpone it. An event that we undertake
for six consecutive years as a contractor by the Municipal Sports Cultural
Environmental Organization of Santorini (DAPPOS), having prepared everything
for its implementation, from the ending of 2019 until today and having
the assent of the competent body from the state, that is, the approval of
the Health Scientific Committee of the General Secretariat of Sports, the only
competent authority for the approval of the event’s health protocol in
conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the aspect of healthcare, no consent
or any additional action is required, nor the ratification by another body
(e.g. Ministry, National Public Health Organization [EODY]), as the Health
Scientific Committee of the General Secretariat of Sports is the competent
authority for sports events. In fact, the Committee is in constant contact with
the sports committee of EODY for all current developments and more. We should
not forget that when we talk about competence, we are talking about legal
authority and the most fundamental form of the concept of competence is the
constitutional distinction of the functions of a State.
Events will continue to take place, as they
were recently held in Evia, Rethymno, Ioannina, as we all must learn to live in
the new normal, with safety rules and strict protection measures, as set by the
state.
Without fear, but with logic.
We close with the same video that we opened
the year 2020 and set an appointment for 2021:
Athina Luxury Suites, Vikos Natural Mineral Water and Blue Star Ferries were
the event’s official sponsors.
Luanvi was the event’s official sports supplier.
Boatmen
Union Santorini was the event’s official supporter.
Avance was the
official car rental partner.
Messinian Spa was the event’s
official beauty partner.
SKAI was the premium TV partner.
24MEDIA was the premium media partner.
Red Swim Academy, Swim Academy, Leandros and Swimmingclub.gr were
the athletic partners of Santorini Experience.
The
event was assisted by Lifeguard Patrol, Voluntary Lifeguards of
Santorini, Atlantis Dive Center, Santorini Nautical Club and Caldera Yachting.
Tangopapas.com was the event’s travel
partner.
In these
difficult times, this year’s event was supported with amazing offers
and prices by the following hospitality sponsors: Athina Luxury
Suites, Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa, Canaves Oia, Katikies
Santorini, Andronis Arcadia, West East Suites, K&K Unique Holiday Homes,
Folia Bianca, Cocoon Suites, Marvarit Suites, Iriana Suites, Nefeles
Luxury Suites, Sienna Resort, Santo Houses, Memories Hotel, 270 Oia’s View,
Cori Rigas Suites, Uma Ray Suites, Loizos Stylish Residencies, Monolithia,
Fanouris Condo, Epavlis Hotel, Iokasti Villa, Olive Cave Houses, Panorama
Boutique Hotel, Esperas Santorini and Santorini Hospitality.
Santorini
Experience
had joined the Greek actions of the #BeactiveHellas 2020 programme of the
European Commission which is held under
the auspices of the General Secretariat of Sports.
Running races were organized along with AS
Ifestos Thiras and EAS SEGAS Cyclades Region.
The event joined the swimming community Global
Swim Series (GSS) and the running community World’s Marathons.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SantoriniExperience
Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/santoriniexperience/
Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/Sant_Experience
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGconq7q45TYim8qFg71XlA
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