A 5-kilometer marathon was held this morning at the Artificial Lake Park, dedicated to the cause of awareness of autism spectrum disorders.

This marathon is organized and conceived by the non-profit organization “Progetto Filippide”, as a non-competitive race where all participants gathered in solidarity in this sports event.

The “Run4Autism” event came as part of the Italian Culture Week, promoted by the Italian Embassy in cooperation with the Municipality of Tirana. The mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, was also present.

On this day dedicated to sports, friendship and solidarity, athletes, young people, school students and especially family members of autistic people, ran together for a better future. This marathon for about 5 km was carried out in order to raise awareness of the issue of autism, emphasizing the importance of sport as a tool for social inclusion.