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The Art of Run For Ukraine
“The beauty of such a run is that it literally exhausts you, and that exhaustion is connected to someone who gave their life.”
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Run for Ukraine 2026
Run for Ukraine returned to The Hague for its fifth year, bringing together over 1000 participants for a day of remembrance, solidarity, art, and community. From the memorial run to cultural projects, borshch, fries, and this year’s Ivan Franko medal, the event kept Ukraine’s stories present, together.
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Three Poems, Three Medals, Five Years of Run for Ukraine
This year’s Run for Ukraine medal honours Ivan Franko, pairing his call to struggle with imagery drawn from his homeland and embroidered clothing. As VATAHA marks five years of the memorial run, we take a look back at past medals and the Ukrainian poetry that has accompanied each one.
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Why HAAG Athletiek co-hosts Run for Ukraine
As war fatigue permeates the Dutch news landscape, what keeps HAAG Athletiek motivated to host Run for Ukraine? We spoke with main event organizers Arjan van Kooij and Peter van Raalte in depth about their personal convictions to support Ukraine through sports and art events – and why more Dutch…
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Run for Ukraine Stories 2026
For the fifth year, hundreds run to honour Ukraine’s fallen — soldiers, grandparents, volunteers, cities under siege. Read some of the stories of love and loss ahead of Run for Ukraine 2026.
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Top 5 Reasons to Run for Ukraine
VATAHA’s annual flagship event Run for Ukraine is around the corner. Hundreds of people have partaken in our annual run – but why should you? Here are our top five reasons to Run for Ukraine.
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Run for Ukraine 2025
On August 24, Ukraine’s Independence Day, Haag Atletiek filled with nearly a thousand runners moving side by side. Yet this was more than a race. Every step carried meaning – an act of remembrance and gratitude.
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Podcast: Last minute reasons to Run for Ukraine
In VATAHA’s very first podcast, the website team sits down to talk about all things Run for Ukraine: why you don’t need to be Ukrainian to attend – or even run at all.
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Run To Remember: Collective Healing Through Movement
Movement can do what words sometimes cannot. In preparation for Run for Ukraine, discover how Ukrainians turn grief into strength through the joint power of collective memory and movement. Together with clinical psychologist Eva Kardash from Empatia Program, we uncover the link between running and alleviating trauma.
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Run For Ukraine Stories 2024
“I am running for the city of Lviv. Rockets fly over my grandparents’ house almost every day. This is the city where I spent my vacations, the city of my relatives and friends. It hurts me to see it being destroyed.” – Danylo, 12 years old
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VATAHA’s 2-year anniversary!
Happy birthday VATAHA! To celebrate our two-year anniversary, we look back on some of VATAHA’s biggest milestones and most successful events, while spotlighting our talented core team.
