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Madeleine campaign at city race | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
The family of missing girl Madeleine McCann are to make another appeal for her safe return during the Women's 10K run in Glasgow. | |
Diane McCann, Madeleine's aunt, will be handing out posters and T-shirts and urged runners to wear a yellow ribbons. | |
She said the family wanted to keep the attention focussed on Madeleine, who disappeared from a Portuguese holiday apartment on 3 May. | |
More than 13,000 women are expected to take part in Sunday's race. | |
Madeleine's father, Gerry McCann is from Glasgow. | |
We're hoping to show solidarity for the family Diane McCannMadeleine's aunt | |
On Saturday, he and his wife Kate paid an emotional tribute to their daughter as the family marked her fourth birthday. | |
No suspects in the abduction case have been named, but witnesses may being making formal statements on Monday. | |
Before the race in Glasgow, Diane McCann told BBC Scotland: "We're hoping to show solidarity for the family and show everybody that we are rooting for Madeleine to come home as soon as possible. | |
"We hope that as many women as possible want to wear a T-shirt or will pin the poster of Madeleine on the back of the T-shirt that they have on." | |
HOW TO GET INVOLVED Madeleine's family have created a poster appealing for people with information to call Crimestoppers. It is available from websites such as the BBC News website Download the poster [400 KB] Most computers will open this document automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here | |
Madeleine's uncle John, who also stays in Glasgow, said the nature of a planned party to mark her fourth birthday changed. | |
He said: "We had a significant moment of contemplation and prayer and wishing she was back with us again." | |
The event, which started in 1993 with just 800 runners, starts at the city's Bellahouston Park and sees serious athletes running alongside enthusiastic amateurs. | |
The route makes its way round Glasgow's south side, starting and finishing in Bellahouston Park. | The route makes its way round Glasgow's south side, starting and finishing in Bellahouston Park. |
On its way it passes through the Maxwell Park and Pollok Park areas. | On its way it passes through the Maxwell Park and Pollok Park areas. |
A total of 64,000 bottles of water will be handed out to runners at three points along the route. | A total of 64,000 bottles of water will be handed out to runners at three points along the route. |
A spokesman for the event said: "The Women's 10K race has, over the years, become the largest women's road race in the UK with approximately 15,000 runners participating." | A spokesman for the event said: "The Women's 10K race has, over the years, become the largest women's road race in the UK with approximately 15,000 runners participating." |