Juni - ExxonMobil
Juni - ExxonMobil
Juni - ExxonMobil
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<strong>ExxonMobil</strong> stilte et lag sammen med Røde Kors og unge utøvere fra IL Skjalg og Sandnes Idrettslag, som <strong>ExxonMobil</strong> er hovedsponsor for.<br />
<strong>ExxonMobil</strong> was represented by a team consisting of runners from the Red Cross and young athletes from the sports clubs IL Skjalg and<br />
Sandnes Idrettslag, for which <strong>ExxonMobil</strong> is main sponsor.<br />
I tillegg til disse arrangmentene trakk etterarrangementet på<br />
Lille Bislett ca. 600 gjester. At Usain Bolt stilte opp som frivillig<br />
disc-jockey her for andre år på rad, var heller ikke noe minus!<br />
Tradisjonen med å bruke <strong>ExxonMobil</strong> Bislett Games til<br />
relasjonsbygging for selskapet ble dermed i høyeste grad<br />
videreført dette året. Bislett-stevnene har gjennom mange<br />
år utvilsomt bidratt til verdifull brand-bygging og positiv<br />
oppmerksomhet omkring selskapet vårt – både i Norge<br />
og i utlandet.<br />
Bolt og de andre Bislett-deltakerne<br />
<strong>ExxonMobil</strong> Bislett Games dreide seg ellers mye om Usain<br />
Bolt, mannen med verdens raskeste bein. Da 100-meteren<br />
skulle starte var det nesten så man kunne høre den<br />
berømte knappenålen falle. Duellen mellom Usain Bolt og<br />
Asafa Powell var imøtesett med stor interesse og i starten<br />
så det faktisk ut som Powell skulle klare det ingen hadde<br />
trodd. Det var likevel Bolt som sprang inn til seier og ny<br />
banerekord på 100-meteren på Bislett med tiden 9,79.<br />
I tillegg løp norske Ezinne Okparaebo inn til seier på kvinnenes<br />
100-meter, mens Andreas Thorkildsen i spydkast<br />
ikke fikk tingene til å stemme. Det fikk heller ikke de andre<br />
norske deltakerne, men Henrik Ingebrigtsen fra Sandnes<br />
klarte å sette ny kretsrekord på «<strong>ExxonMobil</strong>s drømmemil».<br />
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Food and drinks were served, there was entertainment, and<br />
information was provided about the meet and the participating<br />
athletes. Everyone received a hooded jacket in a net specially<br />
designed for the 25-year jubilee.<br />
Next to these events, the party at Lille Bislett thrown after<br />
the main event drew around 600 guests. Usain Bolt volunteering<br />
as a disc-jockey the second year in a row only<br />
added to the attraction!<br />
The tradition of using the <strong>ExxonMobil</strong> Bislett Games for<br />
relation building was therefore taken further this year. There<br />
is no doubt that <strong>ExxonMobil</strong>’s support of the Bislett Games<br />
contributes to invaluable promotion of the brand and that it<br />
has earned the company considerable positive attention<br />
over the years – both in Norway and abroad.<br />
Bolt and the other Bislett athletes<br />
Expectedly, the <strong>ExxonMobil</strong> Bislett Games to a large extent<br />
revolved around Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world. When<br />
the 100 m sprint was about to start one could almost hear a pin<br />
drop. The duel between Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell was anticipated<br />
with great interest, and to start with it looked as if Powell<br />
would accomplish the unbelievable, i.e. beating Bolt. However,<br />
it was Bolt who eventually prevailed. He was clocked in at 9.79<br />
seconds, a new track record for the 100 m men at Bislett stadium.<br />
Jubelen var det imidlertid ingen ting å si på verken for de<br />
utenlandske eller norske deltakerne. Bislett stadiion har<br />
alltid vært kjent for sitt fantastiske pubilikum som heier<br />
idrettsøverne fram, og denne kvelden var ikke noe unntak.<br />
"Race Against Malaria"<br />
<strong>ExxonMobil</strong> samarbeider med Røde Kors for å bekjempe<br />
malaria. To dager før stevnet ble det arrangert en bedriftsstafett<br />
på Karl Johan med 11 påmeldte lag som alle betaler<br />
en startkontingent på 50.000 kroner til Røde Kors' arbeid<br />
mot malariasmitte. I tillegg til startkontingenten var bøssebærere<br />
i sving slik at resultatet totalt sett ble ca. 600.000<br />
kroner og dermed en dobling fra fjoråret. Etter innsamlingen<br />
på Bislett selve stevnedagen fikk Røde Kors totalt inn<br />
midler til å kjøpe inn i underkant av 12.000 nett. Dette vil<br />
bidra til beskyttelse av rundt 22.000 mennesker fra malaria.<br />
11 lag stilte til start i "Race Against Malaria" og betalte en startkontingent<br />
på 50.000 kroner hver til Røde Kors sitt arbeid mot<br />
malariasmitte.<br />
11 teams participated in "Race Against Malaria" each paying a<br />
race fee of NOK 50,000 to Red Cross’ work against the spread<br />
of malaria.<br />
What is more, Norwegian Ezinne Okparaebo sprinted to win<br />
on the 100 m for women, while javelin thrower Andreas<br />
Thorkildsen did not quite get things right this time. That<br />
also goes for the other Norwegian participants, apart from<br />
Henrik Ingebrigtsen from Sandnes, who succeeded in setting<br />
a new district record on "<strong>ExxonMobil</strong>’s dream mile".<br />
The Bislett crowd was ecstatic, cheering on foreign and<br />
Norwegian participants alike. Bislett stadium has always<br />
been known for its fantastic audience, who knows how to<br />
appreciate a good performance, and this night was no<br />
exception to the rule.<br />
"Race Against Malaria"<br />
<strong>ExxonMobil</strong> is cooperating with the Norwegian Red Cross<br />
in its fight against malaria. Two days prior to the games, a<br />
relay race was held on Oslo’s main street, Karl Johan. 11<br />
teams representing different companies participated, and<br />
they each paid a race fee of 50,000 NOK to the Red Cross’<br />
work against the spread of malaria. In addition to the race<br />
fee, fundraisers were busily working the crowds throughout<br />
the event, bringing the total collected amount to 600,000<br />
NOK, the double of last year’s result. At the Bislett fundraising<br />
the day of the game the Red Cross collected funds<br />
which will go toward buying around 12,000 mosquito nets.<br />
This will give around 22,000 people protection against<br />
malaria.<br />
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