The Municipality of Spata–Artemida will pay up to 14,999.99 euros for the organisation of the Spata Run 5, the road race taking place on Sunday 29 November, starting from the Spata ‘D. Dimitriou’. The commitment decision was signed by the mayor, Dimitris Markou, and published on the Diafania transparency portal on Monday 9 November, under the title ‘Provision of event organisation services for the SPATA RUN’.
For runners, the race is free, as we reported when registration opened. In other words, the cost is covered by the municipal budget.
What the ruling says
The request was received from the Department of Sport and Culture on 3 November. The funds come from the budget line for ‘cultural, recreational, sporting and social services and activities’, which has a total allocation of 52,200 euros for the whole of 2026. Of this, €18,786 had already been committed, and following the Spata Run, €18,414.01 remains for the rest of the year.
The decision commits the funds; it does not name a contractor nor does it specify what is to be paid for. According to the announcement, the race is organised by the Municipality and KINERGON, and each runner’s pack for the 5 and 10 km races includes a timing chip, a T-shirt, a participation medal and refreshment stations. A medal is provided for all races, and in both the 5 km and 10 km races, the top three finishers and the top three in the overall and age group categories will be awarded prizes.
With the entry limits set out in the race announcement – 500 places for the 5 and 10 km races, and 150 each for the 1,000 and 200 metre races – the event can accommodate up to 800 participants. If all places are filled, the cost to the council will be approximately 19 euros per participant.
We were unable to find a corresponding entry on the Diaugia transparency portal with the title ‘Spata Run’ for the four previous events, from 2022 to 2025. This does not necessarily mean that the municipality had not paid anything; the expenditure may have been recorded under a different description.
Enrolment
The 500 places for the 5- and 10-kilometre races were filled in two days: the organisers announced that registration had closed on Thursday 22 October. For the children’s races – 1,000 metres for children born between 2008 and 2018 and 200 metres for those born between 2019 and 2022 – the announcement sets a deadline of Sunday 22 November, or earlier if places are filled. Registration is via the form on spatarun.com.
The programme for Sunday 29 November
- 08:45: start of the 5,000-metre race
- 09:00: start of the 10,000-metre race
- 11:15: children’s races, inside and outside the stadium
Race chips and T-shirts can be collected from the first office behind the stadium stands on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November, 18:00–21:00, on Saturday 28 November from 10.00 to 13.00 and on Sunday from 07.00 to 08.00. Race numbers for the children’s races will be issued on the same evenings, on Saturday from 11.00 to 14.00 and on Sunday from 09.00 to 10.00. Runners must be at the venue at least 45 minutes before their start time.
The 5 and 10 km races take place on public roads, so traffic diversions are expected around the stadium on Sunday morning. We will publish them as soon as they are announced.
Source: Municipality of Spata–Artemida, commitment decision 90229/9 November 2026 (ADA 6NOTO1X-T4M), Diavgeia 9 November 2026; Spata Run 5 race notice and organisers’ announcement 22 October 2026.
