30/07/2026
🏃♀️ 2026 Indigenous Marathon Foundation RAW Championships – Napranum 🏃♂️
What an incredible weekend hosting the 2026 Indigenous Marathon Foundation (IMF) RAW Championships here in Napranum!
It was fantastic to have teams from across Australia to run alongside our local teams from Napranum PCYC and Kluthuthu Christian College. The day showcased outstanding sportsmanship, community spirit and the strength of coming together through health, fitness and culture.
A huge congratulations to every participant who took part over the weekend. A special shout out goes to the Kluthuthu Christian College boys for taking out the Relay Championship – an outstanding achievement!
We’d also like to congratulate one of our own Napranum Run Leaders, Natasha Davui, on completing her first 22 km Half Marathon. An incredible effort and an inspiring achievement!
This event would not have been possible without the amazing partnership between:
* Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council
* Kylie Young Consultancy
* Indigenous Marathon Foundation (IMF)
* Napranum PCYC
* Napranum IBIS supermarket
* Rio Tinto
* Weipa Community Care
* Kluthuthu Christian College
* Napranum Justice Group
Thank you all for working together to deliver such a successful event for our community and visitors.
A special thank you also goes to everyone who helped make the day run so smoothly:
* Animal Control for being available throughout race morning.
* Council for coordinating the road closures.
* The Justice Reinvestment/Sport and Rec Team – for marking out the track, working as Race Marshals, moving equipment and supporting throughout the day.
* Our dedicated local volunteers who also assisted as Race Marshals.
* The amazing Napranum PCYC team for setting up, moving equipment throughout the day, helping wherever needed and staying behind to pack up after a long morning.
* Napranum Takeaway for providing a great BBQ lunch for everyone.
* The entire IMF support team for everything you did behind the scenes to ensure the event was a success.
* Weipa Community Care for assisting throughout the morning.
* Qld Ambulance being there for the race
* Weipa Running Festival for loaning the finish line arch for the day.
*Kylie Young Consultancy for coordinating and ensuring everything ran smoothly.
Events like this don’t happen without strong partnerships, committed volunteers and a community willing to get involved. Thank you to everyone who played a part.
We’re excited to see even more local runners getting involved in future running events. Here’s to building a stronger, healthier and more active Napranum community.
Congratulations once again to everyone involved – we can’t wait for the next one! 🏅💙💛🖤❤️
