REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SLEMAN -- Runners from 14 countries will reportedly participate in the "Merapi Marathon 100K" organized by the National Sports Council on May 7-8, 2016, to commemorate the district's centenary anniversary, according to a spokesman.

"Currently, runners from 14 countries are scheduled to participate in the Merapi Marathon, both in the 100-kilometer (km) and 50-km categories," Event Manager of the "Merapi Marathon 10K" Ridwan Taufiq stated here on Tuesday.

The earlier target was to attract one thousand runners to participate in the five-km, 13-km, 20-km, 50-km, and 100-km categories.

"The participants' interest is quite high, and until now, we have received more than 1.6 thousand applications, so we have closed the registration. However, the registration is still open only for the 50-km and 100-km categories," Taufiq remarked.