{"id":61691,"date":"2024-02-14T14:09:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T21:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/?p=61691"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:09:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T21:09:20","slug":"international-case-study-how-the-congo-river-marathon-promotes-sports-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/international-case-study-how-the-congo-river-marathon-promotes-sports-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"International Case Study: How the Congo River Marathon Promotes Sports Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"International Case Study: How the Congo River Marathon Promotes Sports Tourism\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/sportstravel-podcast\/international-case-study-how-the-congo-river-marat\/embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<div class=\"article_sidebar\">\n<p><b>Listen to More<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/sports-podcast-news-insight-analysis\/\">SportsTravel Podcast: Insights and Expert Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/rob-stull-growing-modern-pentathlons-global-reach\/\">Rob Stull: Growing Modern Pentathlon&#8217;s Global Reach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/john-kemp-adaptive-sports-inclusive-cities-and-paralympic-progress\/\">John Kemp: Adaptive Sports, Inclusive Cities and Paralympic Progress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/johnny-grave-on-major-league-crickets-u-s-ambitions-in-growing-the-sport\/\">Johnny Grave on Major League Cricket&#8217;s U.S. Ambitions in Growing the Sport<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/bob-kendrick-bringing-baseball-history-to-life\/\">Bob Kendrick: Bringing Baseball History to Life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re familiar with the sports history of the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it may be as the site of the famed \u201cRumble in the Jungle\u201d boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, which is celebrating its 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary this year. But in recent years, another effort is aiming to attract visitors to the African nation and build a lifelong culture of sport through running. Since they launched the Congo River Marathon, <strong>Rolly Kayumba<\/strong> and <strong>Nancy Bachmann<\/strong> have been slowly adding to the event\u2019s footprint, and using the opportunity to run along the Congo River and in the city of Kinshasa as a way to develop runners domestically and visitors internationally. Like all new events, it has had its challenges and opportunities, many of which are not unique to those faced by organizers around the world. But this year\u2019s race, which is scheduled for June 2, 2024, may be the biggest effort yet. In this episode, <em>SportsTravel<\/em> Executive Editor and Publisher <strong>Jason Gewirtz<\/strong> talks with Kayumba and Bachmann about how the race began, how it has grown and how running is being used as a method to promote sports tourism.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the Congo River Marathon can be found here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congorivermarathon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/worldsmarathons.com\/marathon\/congorivermarathon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registration Information<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/congorivermarathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram Channel<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-61691 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10022226\/DSC_7866-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10022226\/DSC_7866-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10022226\/DSC_7866-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10022226\/DSC_7866-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10022226\/DSC_7866-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10022226\/DSC_7866-725x480.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<h2>Among the topics in this episode:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The joys of traveling internationally (3:45)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Rolly and Nancy got into sports events (4:58)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The origins of the Congo River Marathon (9:33)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The launch of the first race (14:06)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many people came to the first edition (17:44)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting the race course in Kinshasa (19:44)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The importance of adding \u201cRiver\u201d into the event\u2019s name (22:00)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The importance of using the marathon as a source of tourism (23:29)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether the national government supports the race (25:50)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What they\u2019ve picked up from other established races (29:10)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to get involved in the race (33:24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This episode is sponsored by:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamsconference.com\" 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