The inaugural edition of the European Students Run has been held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Sunday, October 19, 2025, as part of the Ljubljana Marathon, supported by the Runners4All - European Students Run project, co-funded by the European Union. The total number of participants reached the exceptional number of 1922 registered participants, from 34 European countries.

The event offered an opportunity for students and recent graduates aged 18–30 to take part and race in the three distances of the event: 10 km, 21 km (half-marathon), or 42 km (full marathon). In addition to the great number of student runners achieved, a wider EUSA Family group, including partners, supporters and friends, joined in the main marathon program.

Runners4All is a project developed with the aim of connecting partners and organising a large-scale not-for-profit event where a special event focuses on the participation of students. Specific tasks also inclusion of disabled and other vulnerable target groups into this public event. 
This special event has been part of the renowned Ljubljana Marathon, one of the largest sporting gatherings in Slovenia.

The event has been organised in cooperation with Timing Ljubljana, City of Ljubljana and EUSA; hosted in the Slovenian capital, where the EUSA headquarters are located. The first edition attracted 1922 student participants, from 54 universities of 18 countries, amongst the record number of total registered participants of 19.379 - the overall participants of the Ljubljana marathon, including the three official distance runs.
Runners from more than 80 countries took to the streets of the capital under sunny skies, achieving the largest participation in the history of the event – ​​more than 19,000 runners on Sunday and a total of 29,000 runners in two days.

For the general promotion and to support participation at the main event, partners nominated student ambassadors who organised activities in 15 European countries. Some of the good practices have been shared at a conference, held a day prior to the run, on Saturday, October 18, 2025.

The awarding ceremonies saw EUSA representatives presenting medals and trophies, together with University of Ljubljana Rector Gregor Majdic: EUSA EC Member Andreas Csonka, EUSA President Haris Pavletic, EUSA Treasurer Francis Cirianni and EUSA Secretary General Matjaz Pecovnik respectively awarded the Students Run podium categories of 10km, 21km, and 42km (men's and women's).

European Student Run results:
10 km Men:
1. Vid Botolin (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 29:42
2. Mathis Brun (FRA) - ESG Sport Paris; 30:56
3. Luka Aljaz Pajek (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 31:00

10km Women:
1. Klara Lukan (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 30:52
2. Lea Haler (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 34:57
3. Marta Durante (ITA) - Ca' Foscari University of Venice; 35:45

21km Men:
1. Nil Kerin (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 1:09:48
2. Jost Znidarsic (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 1:10:15
3. Szymon Koncewicz (POL) - Kozminski University; 1:10:38

21km Women:
1. Rita Erdos (HUN) - Semmelweis University; 1:23:18
2. Nusa Mali (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 1:27:00
3. Ziva Kregulj (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 1:27:32

42km Men:
1. Varna Kristaps (LAT) - Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies; 2:32:38
2. Janez Sedeljsak (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 2:43:39
3. Maks Cuzak (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 2:46:11

42km Women:
1. Nina Gubanc (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 2:46:52
2. Irene Abfalterer (USA) - University of California Santa Cruz; 3:00:22
3. Celine Herbst (GER) - University of Barcelona; 3:11:19

The main event Ljubljana Marathon, was won by Abadi Gebresilase Haftamu (ETH - 2:06:51) in the men's competition, and Gezahagn Menigstu Tigist (ETH - 2:22:45) in the women's race.

For more info on the event, please visit the official website: https://ljubljanskimaraton.si/en/european-students-run-runners4all/

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