Tag: Standard Chartered bank Stanley Marathon

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Falklands' court fines Argentine lawyer for attempting to export live round as “historic souvenir”

  

  Daniel Sebastian Ujhelly, an Argentine lawyer who had come to the Falkland Islands to take part in the Stanley Marathon was fined £650 in the Summary Court on Friday and ordered to pay £150 prosecution costs, after having pleaded guilty to an offence under the Fire Arms and Ammunition Ordinance 1987, reports this week's edition of the Penguin News.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2016 - 09:54 UTC

  “A little piece of the Malvinas” and Falklands' berries for Pope Francis

  

  An Argentine teacher and runner who has competed three times in the annual Falklands marathon met last week Pope Francis, in Rome, and handed him a “little piece of the Falklands” and some of the berries that the Argentine soldiers had to eat during their time in the 1982 conflict.

• Sunday, April 3rd 2016 - 06:32 UTC

  Falklands hospitality praised by stranded Argentine runners

  Falkland Islands provided twenty five Argentine nationals with humanitarian aid (food, warmth and shelter) following the announcement of a week long delay to their return flight to Chile. The group was made up of marathon runners and associates who came to the Islands on March 19 and participated in the Sunday Standard Chartered bank Stanley Marathon. The competition was won by Argentine athlete Rafael Lencina in record time.