Hundreds Participate in Annual Run Commemorating Slain Israeli Danny Gonen
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Over 150 runners participated in a race on Friday morning to commemorate Danny Gonen, who was killed in a terrorist attack 11 years ago. The run, organized by the "Ratzey Danny Lod" group and Danny's family, took place from Lod to Tel Hadid. Participants ranged in age from 3 to 91 and ran in various distances. The event also included a memorial ceremony and was supported by the Lod Municipality and other organizations.
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- Over 150 runners participated in a memorial run for Danny Gonen near Dolev.
- Danny Gonen was murdered in a shooting attack eleven years ago.
- The run was organized by "Ratzey Danny Lod" and Danny's family.
- Participants ranged from 3 to 91 years old and ran in four different distances.
- The event included a memorial ceremony at Tel Hadid.
- Devorah Gonen, Danny's mother, spoke about choosing life.
Over 150 runners, including children, teenagers, women, and men, participated on Friday morning in a run commemorating Danny Gonen, who was murdered in a shooting attack eleven years ago near the settlement of Dolev in the Benjamin region. The runners, affiliated with the "Ratzey Danny Lod" running group and its community, began their run in Lod, passed through the community of Ahisamakh, and concluded at Tel Hadid. Hundreds more gathered at Tel Hadid for the annual memorial ceremony.
The event, which included participants aged 3 to 91, featured four race categories: 14, 10, 5, and 2 kilometers. It was organized in cooperation with the Gonen family, the Lod Municipality, the "Choosing Life" forum for bereaved families founded by Danny's mother, Devorah Gonen, and the "Ratzey Danny Lod" running club, managed by Gilad Pollack.
Among the participants were coaches Gilad Pollack, Shani Pinto, Dvir Shenar, and Matanel Havni, children from various youth groups, a women's group, parents and their children, and a running group from Elad led by Avivit Bismut. Strategic advisor Oudi Tana, who voluntarily assists the Gonen family and co-founded the "Choosing Life" forum with Devorah Gonen, also participated.
Notable attendees at the ceremony included Lod Mayor Adv. Yair Revivo, Orit Ofer, Director of the Culture Department, Yaron Zard, Director of the Sports Department at the Lod Municipality, and others involved in event logistics and security. The event also received support from Garmin Israel, KKL-JNF for the use of Tel Hadid, and the company 3plus.
Devorah Gonen stated, "Danny sowed the seed of choosing life. I try to continue watering this seed so it keeps blooming. Not being active is giving up on Danny. The choice for life comes from Danny." Gilad Pollack added, "This year, after meeting Devorah Gonen at the cemetery on Memorial Day, we decided that Ratzey Danny would run again from Lod to Tel Hadid. It's a very moving event. We continue, like Danny, to make life smile."
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