Danske Bank is the title sponsor of the Oslo Marathon after six years. The Oslo Marathon is now looking for a new main sponsor.

Danske Bank thanks itself after six years as title sponsor for the capital's running party. The parties can point to a good development during these years, from just over 15,000 participants in 2010 to today's folk festival which annually gathers around 25,000 runners in the streets of Oslo.

-We have had a good journey as a title sponsor for the Danske Bank Oslo Marathon and we feel we have been involved in developing the event for the folk festival it has become today. But everything has its time and now Danske Bank chooses to focus on other concepts, says communications director Stian Arnesen at Danske Bank.

Oslo Marathon is now looking for a new main sponsor in parallel with the planning of the Oslo Marathon 2016 has started, says marketing and communications manager Cathrine Stensaker in the Oslo Marathon.

-We are working full time towards the Oslo Marathon in the autumn of 2016. The registrations have started well, slightly above the same level as last year, and we have great faith that we will consolidate our position as this autumn's running party in Oslo city. We are currently focusing on renewing agreements with established partners in parallel with the fact that we are also working with new partners.

Major sponsors such as G-Sport and Adidas are included, and among the smaller partners, all cooperation continues. In addition, the work towards charities such as Aktiv Mot Kreft, Sykehusklovnene, Right To Play and Funkis Bislett is continuously developed.

-We are working on our sponsorship structure for next year. We are well underway, and we are looking for a main sponsor, says Stensaker.

"Whether there will be a new title sponsor for the Oslo Marathon has not yet been clarified, but it is expected to fall into place in the coming weeks," says Stensaker.

The values of the Oslo Marathon are central when they are now in the process of further developing their sponsorship strategy. The values are as follows: Quality of life, mastery, joy, community and professionalism.

-For us, it is not only important to communicate these values. They will be the basis for everything we do, says Cathrine Stensaker in the Oslo Marathon.

The Oslo Marathon is 24,000 runners divided into the distances marathon, half marathon, 10 km, 3 km and 73 km. New this year is the Triple Team, which enables teams to register for the distances marathon, half marathon and 10 km. In addition to all the runners, the organizer brought 36 cultural elements around the track at the last event. The gender distribution in the runner mass was 48 per cent women and 52 per cent men.

For more information. Contact marketing and communications manager Cathrine Stensaker in the Oslo Marathon on mobile 992 46943 and / or email cathrine@skvidar.no . See also www.oslomaraton.no