There are around 4500 people involved in the 14th edition of the Madeira Island Ultra Trail (MIUT), one of the biggest sporting events in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The event has already ensured television broadcasting for several international channels, and a magazine has been created for this purpose.
Around 3000 athletes, 750 volunteers, joined by PSP elements, rangers, IFCN elements, doctors, firefighters, nurses, physiotherapists, Civil Protection professionals, drivers, among others, accounting for around 4500 people involved, in what is the biggest sporting event in the Region. The routes of the five MIUT races cross the island from one end to the other, crossing the municipalities of Porto Moniz, Calheta, Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Brava, São Vicente, Santana, Câmara de Lobos, Funchal, Santa Cruz and Machico.
MIUT has gained high international recognition for its organizational excellence, and this year the organization has entered into a partnership with the communications company BenefitSucess, producing a 12-minute magazine, broadcast on several international channels, such as Bein Sports (United States America, France, Spain, Egypt, Qatar, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and North Africa), Dubai TV, FOX Sports (South America), ONE Sports (Canada), Abu Dhabi TV, thus guaranteeing an enormous diffusion of the Madeira brand and the event itself.