Wings for Life World Run

2016-05-19

Update March 2026: This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.

Last updated: March 2026

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It all started on the 8th of May at 1 pm: the unique running event took place on 5 continents in more than 33 countries. The purpose: to cure paraplegia!

The total entry fee was donated to the Wings for Life Foundation which deals with Research on paraplegia. It didn‘t matter how good people are at running, everyone could be part of this event and run until he was overtook by the catcher car. In addition to the Olympiapark in Munich, nearly 137 000 people at 40 different locations in Germany were part of this run.

Make sure you don’t miss next years event on May 7th 2017!

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