Global Race Control, May 8, 2016 — Giorgio Calcaterra of Italy was crowned men’s Global Champion of the third annual Wings for Life World Run on May 8, outstripping the event’s moving Catcher Car finish line to a winning distance of 88.44km that saw him become the first runner of the race to break 80km. In earning the women’s title, Japan’s Kaori Yoshida also rewrote the record books in spectacular fashion, becoming the event’s first woman to break 60km and setting a new benchmark of 65.71km. Every runner contributed to a pair of new records for the event, with an unprecedented number of registered participants – 130,732 across 34 official locations, plus 20,556 Selfie Runners – as well as sponsors and other donors, raising a landmark amount for spinal cord injury research: 6.6 million euros.
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