Press Release from 4th Road Running Sustainability Forum in Taiwan Was Successfully Held   

A group of key leaders from the Taiwan Green Running Race Alliance successfully hosted the 4th Taiwan Road Running Sustainability Forum, initiated by the Taiwan road running community since 2021. As the issue of climate change continues to gain attention, this year's registration is more than ever, with seats filled in less than a week.

Scene of Participants of the Forum

One of the milestones for the 2024 edition was that experts from other countries were also invited to this forum, including Alexandra Criscuolo of the New York Road Runners, Claire Poole, founder of Sport Positive, and the delegation of Green Sport Alliance Japan. Alexandra Criscuolo, director of the New York Road Runners, shared her environmental sustainability efforts at the New York City Marathon, which she has been planning and measuring since 2019 to collect all the details of the event, including what means of transportation runners used to reach New York, food, tents, etc., to assess carbon emissions more comprehensively. In addition, a monthly street run is held in 15 parks in the city to collect and sort garbage while running, and work with relevant organizations to donate leftover food to New Yorkers in need. They also conducted a materiality analysis, which focused on understanding the importance and impact of environmental sustainability issues among stakeholders and concluded with a commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. Claire Poole, founder of Sport Positive in United Kingdom, mentioned the four major challenges of sports sustainability, including the adequacy of funding, the administrative capacity of the organization, the professionalism of members and the priority of sustainability work. In addition, to assist sports organizations to promote sustainability work that it is necessary and important to continue with communication and cooperation among sports organizations.

NYRR' s Cricuolo discussed the materality analysis

Sport Positive' s Poole shared her global inisght

Delegates of Green Sport Alliance Japan attended this forum

Wang Shuli, a well-known weather anchor of Taiwan, participated in the forum as a member of the Sports and Environment Committee of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee. She mentioned her recent interview with Chinese Taipei Olympic gold medalists Lin Yuting (Boxing) and Lee Yang (Badminton) on the environmental sustainability of the Paris Olympics. The athletes understand that environmental sustainability is a key issue affecting global development. Lee Yang said that the hot weather causes trouble for athletes' training; it is not easy to train for a long time, and it is easier to get dehydrated. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the impact of climate change in training management.

Olympic gold medalists-Badminton and Boxing talk about sustainability