800 students run the Olympic run
Around 800 pupils from Hraunvallaskóli took part in the 2018 ISSI Olympic Run, and they could choose to run 2.5 km, 5 km and 10 km.
The 2018 ISI Olympic Run was launched at Hraunvallaskóli in Hafnarfjörður last Thursday in fine weather. Around 800 of the school's pupils took part in the launch of the run and could choose to run 2.5 km, 5 km or 10 km. Blossi, the mascot of the 2015 Small Nations Games, was on hand to cheer on the students and was a great hit. Ragnhildur Skúladóttir, Director of the Development and Education Department at the IAAF, presented Lars Jóhann Imsland, Headteacher of Hraunvallar School, with several types of balls as a gift from the IAAF. Representatives from Mjólkursamsalan were on site and gave the children ice-cold milk at the end of the run.
About the Nordic School Run
The Nordic School Run has been held in the country's primary schools continuously since 1984, and for the majority of that time has been organised by the IOA. In recent years, Iceland has been the only participating nation in the Nordic countries, and the run's name has therefore not reflected the project. The ISI has therefore decided to change the name of the run, and it is now called the ISI Olympic Run. The project has now been given a new logo and the certificates of recognition feature a new design.