22/11/2026 · Centro Sportivo Le Colline, Via Fontanile del Piscaro 36, 00044 Frascati (Rome), Italy
The Oxygen Swim Cup, the swimming race that funds lung cancer research, is back: the second edition is on Sunday 22 November 2026 in Frascati, at Centro Sportivo Le Colline. Registration is open until Monday 16 November.
11–14/03/2027 · Rome — Imperial Forums / Circus Maximus
Run Italy's most iconic marathon in the name of solidarity: charity bib for Run Rome The Marathon 2027 with Strongers, charity relay Run4Rome and 5 km Fun Run on 11-14 March 2027. Every registration funds mini-grants for young oncology researchers. Limited spots — the price rises in steps: the earlier you sign up, the less you pay.
06/09/2026 · Le Colline Sports Centre, Frascati (Rome, Italy)
On 6 September 2026, at Le Colline di Frascati, forty-one people swam, cycled and ran for lung cancer research. It was the first edition of the Strongers Indoor Triathlon: here is how it went, the full results and the photos of the day.
22/05/2026 · Teatro Sistina, Via Sistina 129, 00187 Rome, Italy
On 22 May 2026 Strongers brought «Mi pare ieri…», written and performed by Michele La Ginestra, to Teatro Sistina in Rome: an evening of laughter and emotion in which part of the ticket proceeds went to lung cancer research.
28/03/2026 · CSV Lazio
Strongers Awards 2025: we celebrate the four young researchers who won the mini-grant call in lung oncology, selected by the independent Committee — a recognition born from the community's energy.
22/03/2026 · Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Italy
Relive Run Rome The Marathon 2026: on 21-22 March the Strongers community ran through Rome for lung cancer research — photos, videos and everything we built together.
16/12/2025 · Teatro 7, Via Benevento 23, 00161 Rome, Italy
A charity premiere at Teatro 7 in Rome with Michele La Ginestra, Manuela Zero and Francesco Stella, directed by Nicola Pistoia: 16 December 2025, part of the proceeds to Strongers for lung-oncology research grants.
30/11/2025
On 30 November 2025 in Frascati, 64 swimmers opened the first Oxygen Swim Cup: 17 races in a 25-metre pool, and a guest like Andrea Filadelli. Here you will find results, videos and 263 photos of the day.
26/10/2025
Sunday 26 October 2025, Parc Monceau in Paris: the Strongers Charity Relay brings sport, health and research to France. Free participation, in support of lung cancer research.
12/07/2025 · Strait of Messina
12 July 2025: Valerio Nicolai returns to the Strait of Messina and swims across it with a group, 3.9 km from Torre Faro to Calabria in just over an hour, in the crossing organised by ASD TriRock.
16/03/2025 · Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Italy
16 March 2025, the record-breaking 30th Rome Marathon: over 28,000 runners and the largest international turnout ever. Strongers was there with 20 teams, turning the run through the Capital into lung cancer research.
08/02/2025
8 February 2025, Strongers Awards: in Rome, the ceremony for the 3 young researchers who won the 2024 call, assessed by the independent Scientific Committee (Rizzo, Di Isernia, Giusti).
21/12/2024
The Strongers Padel Tournament at Centro Sportivo Flaminia in Rome: teams on court for a day of sport and solidarity, with every game supporting lung cancer research.
21/09/2024
On 21 September 2024 the Strongers Social Club team takes on the Spartan Race Beast in Misano: 21 km running and 30 obstacles, second stage of Valerio Trifecta journey. An extreme team challenge to fundraise for lung cancer research.
21/09/2024
Relive the Spartan Beast Misano 2024 with Team Strongers Social Club: 21 km and 30 obstacles conquered on 21 September to fundraise for lung cancer research. Watch the race-day video.
07/09/2024
On 7 September 2024, "Uniti per lo Sport": Strongers, Sport Senza Frontiere and Polisportiva Silenziosa Romana join forces for an inclusive five-a-side football tournament for kids aged 10-13, under the patronage of the Lazio Region.
07/09/2024
"Uniti per lo Sport", the recap: teams, jerseys and faces from a day of inclusive five-a-side football with Strongers, Sport Senza Frontiere and Polisportiva Silenziosa Romana — sport as a tool for inclusion and community.
28/07/2024 · Santo Stefano di Sessanio (AQ), Italy
28 July 2024: Raffaele Giusti, an oncologist, runs the 50 km of the Gran Sasso Ultramarathon again and finishes in 5 hours 5 minutes, almost 25 minutes faster than the year before. Every kilometre for lung cancer research.
12/05/2024
On Sunday 12 May 2024 Strongers runs in Rome at Komen Italia's Race for the Cure, alongside the women in pink against breast cancer: sport as a shared act of solidarity.
10/05/2024
The Strongathlon: the indoor multi-sport challenge by Strongers across four disciplines — swimming, rowing, cycling and running — uniting strength and community for lung cancer research.
21/04/2024
21 April 2024, Gubbio Spartan Race: Strongers and Byos Method athletes tackled 13.5 km, 25 obstacles and 700 metres of elevation gain in team spirit, running for lung cancer research.
17/03/2024 · Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Italy
17 March 2024, Acea Run Rome The Marathon: 17 Strongers athletes raced, Raffaele Giusti over 42 km in 3:16:31 and sixteen relay runners in four teams. Strongers' first time in the Charity Program, for lung cancer research.
16/12/2023
16 December 2023, Strongers Padel Tournament: the community faced off on court between sport and solidarity, where every point scored became concrete support for lung cancer research.
16/12/2023
Invitational Padel Tournament 2023: on 16 December at Villa Aurelia Sporting Club in Rome, under the patronage of the Bar Association, rackets on court to support lung cancer research.
03/12/2023
On 3 December 2023 Raffaele conquers the Valencia Marathon for Strongers: 42.195 km with bib 17520, another sporting challenge turned into fundraising for lung cancer research.
03/12/2023
Valencia Marathon 2023: Raffaele amazed us again, completing the 42.195 km with the Strongers bib under the December sun. Every kilometre run in support of lung cancer research.
22/10/2023
World Swim Day: every 22 October Strongers celebrates the passion for swimming on the birthday of Gertrude Ederle, a pioneer of open-water crossings. A challenge in the water for lung cancer research.
10/09/2023
On 10 September 2023 president Valerio Nicolai runs the 10 km of the DeeJay Ten through the streets of Naples: ten kilometres of running and hope to support lung cancer research.
10/09/2023
10 September 2023, the 10 km of Naples: Valerio runs the DeeJay Ten for Strongers in a traffic-free city — a swimmer who runs to prove that, for lung cancer research, anything is possible.
30/07/2023 · Santo Stefano di Sessanio (AQ), Italy
30 July 2023: Raffaele Giusti runs the 50 km of the Gran Sasso Ultramarathon, 900 metres of climbing from Santo Stefano di Sessanio to Campo Imperatore and back. The second Strongers challenge, for lung cancer research.
28/06/2023 · Strait of Messina
28 June 2023, the first Strongers feat: Valerio Nicolai swims the 3.5 km across the Strait of Messina. A symbolic crossing to carry lung cancer research beyond every border.
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