Home » News » How athletes from partner cities set an example How athletes from partner cities set an example April 27, 2020 by world today news Similarities across national borders: Marcus Wieser from LG Wrzburg has launched a joint campaign on the Internet with friends from six countries. – Marcus Wieser started a running campaign together with Lufern from the Wrzburg partner cities under the #weareallinthistogether and created a collage. From top left to bottom right: Thomas Richard (Caen, France), Rick and Nicole Ransom (Rochester, USA), Simon Frost (Caen; originally from Portsmouth, England), Anthony Johns (Portsmouth, England), Marcus Wieser (Wrzburg) , Lori Hosimer (Rochester, USA NY), Katie Carew-Robinson & Tony Hewett (Portsmouth, England), Harry Kay (Dundee, Scotland), Lucie Luiza belov (Trutnov, Czech Republic), Leif Stening (Ume, Sweden). Photo: Marcus Wieser Sending a common international signal during the corona pandemic: This was the goal of athletes from five Wrzburg partner cities who presented themselves on the social networks together with the message “United Athletes Worldwide”. The idea came from the Wrzburg marathon runner and triathlete Marcus Wieser, who has been a regular guest at running events in one of the partner cities for years with the youth in the Bavarian State Sports Association (BLSV) and the running community (LG) Wrzburg. Fans from five partner cities involved In return, fans from the partner cities follow the invitation year after year to participate in the Residenzlauf, which was postponed to October 18 this year due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The sports connections to Caen (France), Dundee (Scotland) and Ume (Sweden), which were led by the LG chairman Christoph Hoffmann, have been in place for decades. After the participants were well networked via news services, social media channels and athlete apps, Wieser came up with the idea of a shared message on the Internet. A photo collage with messages from the athletes involved was published on Instagram with the hashtag #WeAreAllInThisTogether (in German: We all have to go through it together). Fans from the five partner cities of Caen, Ume, Rochester (USA), Dundee and Trutnov (Czech Republic), as well as friends from Portsmouth (England), took part. Situation difficult in other countries “We exchange information regularly, and of course the subject of Covid-19 and the local situation came up more and more often,” reports Wieser: “It was seen that we have the same or at least similar problems everywhere and everyone in one boat to sit.” One of the findings: At the beginning of the Corona crisis, toilet paper was apparently not only hammered in Germany, but worldwide. While Thomas Richard is not allowed to move too far from his own home in France due to the strict corona restrictions during running training, Richard Dawson from Dundee can continue to go on longer cycling tours with his wife. “We exchange information regularly, and of course the subject of Covid-19 and the local situation came up more and more often.” Marcus Wieser, organizer of the running campaign– “The situation in the Czech Republic, on the other hand, is aggravated, according to Lucie belov, you can only leave the house with a mask or scarf over your face, so you can only do sports”, Wieser continues. According to him, the joint action should also be “a sign against the unity of the nations”: “Friendships across national borders are important and start on a small scale.” The European idea is represented on the collage by Simon Frost, whose photo shows the EU flag: The Brit has lived in Normandy for many years and, as an enthusiastic Europer, is a determined opponent of Brexit. “You get to know the human aspects of Brexit through people like him,” says Marcus Wieser. – Wrzburg Patrick Wtzel Bavarian State Sports Association Brexit Christoph Hoffmann Corona virus England Running events Channels Normandy Residenzlauf Richard Dawson athlete Athletes Athletes Home ownership – – – Related posts:Weather Department Feels Problem 3, New Cold Winds 'Northeast', Reduced 6-8 Degrees, Raining South, ...Colts defeated by Raimann NFL top team Eagles by a razor - kickTeen hitting youth in head, then bites two officers8 Facts and Confessions of Dea OnlyFans Suspect PornographyShare this:FacebookX Related La Cubana presents ADIÓS ARTURO in Madrid Power voice Lisa-Marie wins “The Voice Kids”! – TV Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.