Rich „booty” for the Berlin MARATHONEUM at the 21st AIMS World Congress in Athens—Horst Milde reports

The 21st AIMS World Congress was held in Athens from November 10-13, 2016, in conjunction with 34th “Athens Marathon—The Authentic”, which took place on Sunday, November 13, 2016 with about 50,000 participants.

This was also the celebration of 120 years of the MARATHON—which premiered at the 1st Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, connecting the cities of MARATHON and Athens.
Before the last Congress in Durban, South Africa in 2014, all AIMS members were encouraged to bring along with them items such as race numbers, medals, posters, and souvenirs from their races to donate to the MARATHONEUM, the AIMS Museum of Running, in Berlin.

The Berlin Sports Museum—which was established at the 9th AIMS World Congress in Macau in 1994 as AIMS Marathonmuseum of Running – now renamed as “MARATHONEUM” —has received financial support since 2008 to assist in the documentation of the sport of running and athletics for future generations.

This good idea was repeated for the congress in Athens, and a large quantity of souvenirs from the many races around the world arrived with the members—too many, in fact, to fit in the suitcases destined for Berlin. But the boxes filled with donations from many races will be arriving by mail in Berlin soon.

The AIMS Gala also took place in Athens, where the best marathon runners in the world from the past four years were honoured. The invited guests were also encouraged to bring along commemorative items for the museum from their impressive careers.

Last year, marathon world champion Mara Dibaba (ETH, 2:27:45) and BERLIN MARATHON champion Kipchoge (KEN, 2:04:00) brought souvenirs with them, which we reported about here as well.

This year, Jemima Sumgong (KEN) received the AIMS award for best female marathon runner in the world in 2016.

For years she has been presenting top times for the marathon, including two second-place finishes (Boston in 2012 and Chicago in 2013). In 2015, she placed fourth at the World Championships, and this spring she triumphed in London in 2:22:58, despite being caught up in a spill.

Thereafter she was considered a favourite for the Olympic Gold.

Under difficult climatic conditions in Rio, she became Olympic champion in 2:24:04. Jemima Jelagat Sumgong (b. December 21, 1984) is married to her running partner Noah Talam and is the mother of a daughter.

Jemima Jelagat Sumgong also received a request to bring along commemorative objects from her career, and she obliged.

Gerd Steins from the Berlin Forum for Sport History “leapt for joy” when Jemima Sumgong unpacked her bag.

Her goodies included her original race number from the marathon at the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio, the national jersey for Kenya, her original running shirt from the London Marathon in 2016 and her running shoes, all autographed.

That is not the kind of gift that the MARATHONEUM receives every day, thus the “leap” by Gerd Steins.

This further promotes the MARATHONEUM as a leading museum of international running and athletics. We will be reporting about the gifts from the various event organisers soon.

Our gratitude goes out to Jemima Jelagat Sumgong, who was able to part from her “golden” mementos so soon.

Horst Milde

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More information about "The Artifact of the Month":

“The Artefact of the Month” No I. – Rare museum artefacts from the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – The Starting Pistol – Horst Milde reports

Artefact of the Month” No. II. – Museum Rarities from the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Museum of Running – The New York City Marathon – Current Gifts – Horst Milde Reports

“The Artefact of the Month” III. – Rare museum artefacts from the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – Dr. David Martin (Atlanta, GA) and his donations to the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – Current Donations – Horst Milde reports

"The Artefact of the Month" IV. – Museum Rarities from the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Museum of Running – Wim Verhoorn / NED and his Gifts to the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – Current Gifts – Horst Milde Reports

"The Artefact of the Month" V. – Museum Rarities from the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Museum of Running – Bernd Hübner / Berlin and his Gifts to the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – Current Gifts – Horst Milde Reports

"The Artefact of the Month" VI. – Museum Rarities from the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – The “Golden Shoe” from the AIMS/ASICS World Athlete of the Year Award. Horst Milde Reports

Berlin Sports Museum – "AIMS Marathon Museum of Running" receives the "David E. Martin Collection" – The "Artefact of the Decade"!

"The Artifact of the Month" VII. – Museum Rarities from the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – Victah Sailer and his donation. Horst Milde Reports

"The Artifact of the Month" VIII. – Museum Rarities from the AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – Berlin Sports Museum – Tokyo Marathon and Athens Classic Marathon – Horst Milde Reports

"The Artifact of the Month" IX. – Museum Rarities from the AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – Berlin Sports Museum – The PUMA Sprint Spike from Usain Bolt – Horst Milde Reports

"The Artifact of the Month" X. – Museum Rarities from the AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – "Big guys of running", the World Marathon Majors – Horst Milde Reports

"The Artifact of the Month" XI. – Museum Rarities from the AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – The addition for the "David E. Martin Collection" – The "Artefact of the Decade"! – Horst Milde reports

"The Artifact of the Month" XII. – Museum Rarities from the AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – Henryk Paskal donates his valuable collection to the Berlin Sports Museum – Horst Milde reports

The “Artifact of the Month” XIII. – Rare museum artifacts from the Berlin Sports Museum/AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – Documents from a race that didn’t happen – Sandy Sislowitz and the New York City Marathon 2012 – Horst Milde reports

"The artefact of the month" XIV. – Rare pieces from the Berlin Sports Museum/AIMS Marathon Museum of Running – Gothenburg visits the Museum – Report by Horst Milde

“The artifact of the month” XV. – Rare artefacts from the AIMS Marathon Museum of Running/Berlin Sports Museum – The “Breathtaking Jerusalem Marathon” and Miri Fiengold – Report by Horst Milde

“The artifact of the month” XVI. – Henk Vos – a man of passion – and his painting from the COMRADES Marathon for the AIMS Marathon Museum of Running in Berlin

“The artifact of the month” XVII – MEXICAN MARATHONS AND HALF MARATHON DONATE ITEMS TO THE AIMS MARATHON MUSEUM OF RUNNING – By Horst Milde

“The artifact of the month” XVIII – The AIMS MARATHON SYMPOSIUM and the DONATIONS TO THE AIMS MARATHON MUSEUM OF RUNNING – By Horst Milde

“The artifact of the month” XIX – The "ATHENS MARATHON. THE AUTHENTIC” and the DONATIONS TO THE AIMS MARATHON MUSEUM "MARATHONEUM" – By Horst Milde

Charlotte Teske – awarded with the GRR-Award in 2015 for her Lifetime Achievement and the Boston Marathon victory prize from 1982

Eliud Kipchoge and Mare Dibaba make donations to the Berlin Sports Museum – AIMS Marathoneum at the AIMS Gala in Athens – Horst Milde reports

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