Thousands of Sofia Residents Take Part in "Live Actively" Campaign

Society | June 22, 2008, Sunday // 00:00
Thousands of Sofia Residents Take Part in ???Live Actively??? Campaign: Thousands of Sofia Residents Take Part in "Live Actively" Campaign Thousands of Bulgarians took part in a walking marathon in Sofia organized to promote physically active lifestyle. (Sofia Photo Agency)

Thousands of residents of the Bulgarian capital Sofia participated Sunday in the Live Actively Campaign organized by the Sofia Municipality in order to make the walking more popular as a means of transportation in the city.

The walking procession started at 10:30 a.m. at the National Palace of Culture in downtown Sofia, and was led to the Southern Park by a number of famous Bulgarian sportsmen and sportswomen.

The event continued well into the late afternoon with a number of performances and games in the Southern Park.

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