The Womens Marseillaise combines sport, celebration, and commitment at the Prado beaches.

A highly-engaging race. The message of La Marseillaise des femmes is clear: to gather around women’s health and rights. Several thousand people are preparing to take part in the 16th edition of this event, which brought together over 10,000 participants in a record edition last year.

As in every year since its creation, the peloton, made up overwhelmingly of women – men can only participate by invitation and the willingness to forego ranking – will have to cover a distance of 5.4 km between the beaches of Prado and Escale Borély. “Every year we try to bring people together in a warm and festive atmosphere, to do sports while supporting charitable causes,” emphasizes Christine Rollais, president of the Marseillaises club, the organizing association.

A portion of the registrations will be donated to the Foundation for Medical Research, as part of the fight against breast cancer, and to Amnesty International for the defense of women’s rights. This initiative follows the actions launched by the organization since the last edition. La Marseillaise des femmes has notably supported the Foundation for Medical Research during Pink October, before launching the “Resists” campaign in favor of Amnesty International in March. Since 2010, over 175,000 euros have been donated to these two charitable associations.