The World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 Foundation, in partnership with Move Sports, and with the official sponsorship of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, will promote the second edition of the World Youth Day Global Race, a virtual race that will take place worldwide between October 20 and 23, 2022.

In an innovative way, the race challenges participants around the world to compete against each other by registering on the WYD Global Race platform or app. Through the symbolic donation of 4€, the World Youth Day Global Race will contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of WYD Lisbon 2023, by planting trees and reforesting areas that will be provided by Arouca Geopark – partner of this edition – and managed by GTI – Global Tree Initiative, a platform that allows you to register the planting of trees and select the cause to support.

The WYD Global Race will end on October 23, with several races organized in the various Diocesan Organizing Committees (CODs) in Portugal, helping to mobilize to this initiative those who prefer to meet the challenge with other participants.

Using the race application, developed by Move sports, each athlete can participate in the WYD Global Race anywhere, anytime, through a georeferencing system that will allow recording the time and distance traveled, as well as a virtual podium where you can see the final ranking of all participants, anywhere in the world. Participants will be able to choose the distance they want to run: 2 km, 5 km or 10 km.

Seeking to promote WYDLisboa2023, but also to mobilize the population to adopt healthy behaviors and good environmental practices, the 2022 edition of the WYD Global Race has the support of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa as official race sponsor, an institution whose motto is to support good causes.

The WYD Global Race will end on October 23, with several races organized in the various Diocesan Organizing Committees (CODs) in Portugal, helping to mobilize to this initiative those who prefer to meet the challenge with other participants.Using the race application, developed by Move sports, each athlete can participate in the WYD Global Race anywhere, anytime, through a georeferencing system that will allow recording the time and distance traveled, as well as a virtual podium where you can see the final ranking of all participants, anywhere in the world. Participants will be able to choose the distance they want to run: 2 km, 5 km or 10 km.Seeking to promote WYDLisboa2023, but also to mobilize the population to adopt healthy behaviors and good environmental practices, the 2022 edition of the WYD Global Race has the support of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa as official race sponsor, an institution whose motto is to support good causes.