Towards the 40th Wizz Air Venicemarathon 42K-21K-10K
The award, dedicated to the memory of the great champion and friend of the Venicemarathon, will be donated to the Charity Program.
Giusy Versace returns, once again this year as patroness and spokesperson for the event and the solidarity project.
Venice, September 2026 - The 40th Wizz Air Venicemarathon, which will be held in Venice on Sunday, October 25th, with a record-breaking sold-out attendance of 23,000 participants, will commemorate the great champion and friend Alex Zanardi with a special award tied to solidarity: the Venicemarathon Charity Program, for which Zanardi, along with his Obiettivo3 athletes, was a spokesperson until his accident.
The organizers, in collaboration with the Italian crowdfunding platform Rete del Dono, have decided to establish an award to be given to the nonprofit organization or third-sector organization that carries out the best fundraising campaign within the Venicemarathon Charity Program.
This symbolic gesture seeks to reward those who, with tenacity and generosity, transform athletic competition into an act of love and altruism towards those suffering or in need.
In addition to the Alex Zanardi Award, Rete del Dono will award cash prizes to the top three non-profit organizations that raise more than €25,000 in fundraising. The top three individual and group fundraisers, as well as the top corporate fundraiser, will also receive awards.
This confirms the strong charitable vocation of the Venicemarathon, which, since its earliest editions, has believed in the possibility of making the race an act of generosity.
This year, 24 organizations are participating in the Venicemarathon Charity Program, each with its own project to fund and a specific budget to reach. Let's take a closer look at them: Aclicoop, Africa Mission, Afro Med, Aido, Anfass Treviso, Anfass Venezia, Associazione Piccoli Punti, Atletica Amatori Chirignago, Avapo Mestre, Care to Action Onlus, Disabili No Limits, Ente Nazionale Protezione Animali (ENPA), Fond. Banca degli Occhi, Solo per Te Foundation, Salus Pueri Foundation, Fondazione Italiana Diabete, 100 del Dono, Il Granello di Senape, Mary's Meals, Raccontiamo con Francesca, Fondazione Rotary Italia Nord Est, Sport Senza Frontiere, LC Venezia-Marghera, Città della Speranza, Stra Riviera del Brenta Rosalba Carriera.
This year's event will again be hosted by Paralympic athlete Giusy Versace, who will participate in the Charity Program with the association she founded in 2011, Disabili No Limits, which is committed to raising funds to donate cutting-edge aids not covered by the National Health System, such as ultra-lightweight wheelchairs and carbon fiber prosthetics.
The 40th Wizz Air Venicemarathon 42K-21K-10K is an event organized by Venicemarathon and supported by prestigious companies and brands such as: Wizz Air (Title Sponsor), Joma (Technical Sponsor), Avvera (Main Sponsor), Hampton by Hilton Venice Isola Nuova (Official Hotel), Alì (Main Sponsor), Hyundai (Official Automotive Partner), San Benedetto (Official Water), Powerade (Official Sports Drink), Deporvillage (Official Online Shops), Master-Aid Sport & KC4-Saving and Improving Lives (Medical Supplier). Official Suppliers are: Palmisano, Bavaria, Dole, I Bibanesi, Tronchetto Parking, PixartPrinting, Tao-Scuola Nazionale di Massaggio (Official Massage Service), 1/6H Sport (Official Shop), ProAction (Sport Nutrition Partner), Runna by Strava (Official Training Partner), and Centro Commerciale Porte di Mestre (Official Partner). Media Partners: Corriere dello Sport, Tuttosport, Sporteconomy.
