![]() ![]() The sponsor, Swisse, were planning to generate over AUD$1 million in charitable contributions through all 13 Color Runs in Australia in 2014. ![]() Charity partners include Australian Red Cross, Beyond Blue, Vision Australia, Cancer Council, Starlight Children’s Foundation Australia, RSPCA, Heartkids and Fight Dementia. Toronto, Vancouver were also introduced to. In April, 2014, It was extended to Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Bangkok, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur in Asia Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon and Egypt in Middle East, and Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Manchester, and Dublin in Europe. "The Color Run Night" was first introduced. In 2014, it was held 300 times in over 50 countries worldwide. Participants in the 2014 Color Run in Paris passing the green station, located next to the Musée d'Orsay In Australia, it was held at Sydney Olympic Park during February and 20,000 Australian joined and helped raise $200,000 for Heartkids. It was expanded to Asia and Europe under partnership with IMG Worldwide since February, 2013. In 2013, it was held 100 times in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Australia. It was also held in Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Townsville, Sunshine Coast, Perth, Newscastle, Wollongong, Adelaide, Canberra and previously Cairns with more than 12,000 Australian joined and the money was partly donated to the Australian Paralympic Committee. In 2012, it was held over 50 cities in North American with more than 600,000 people joined, making it the largest five-kilometer event series in the United States. Influenced by World of Color, Life in Color, and Mud Runs, he further blended the both elements, donation and running for five kilometers, together in order to promote health awareness. His idea was to encourage professionals and novices to have fun together. It was created by Travis Snyder, a Utah native and event producer. In March 2011, it was first held in Phoenix, Arizona with 6,000 people joined. The untimed event has no winners or prizes, but runners are showered with colored powder, made of food-grade corn starch, at stations along the run. It takes place in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Africa, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The Color Run is an event series and five kilometer paint race, inspired by the Hindu festival of Holi, that is owned and operated by The Color Run LLC, a for-profit company.
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