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The Bank of America Chicago Marathon Launches the 2022 Official Mobile App,
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A multi-year extension of the technology consulting partnership
between the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and TCS is also signed
CHICAGO - The Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting, and business solutions
organization, launched the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Mobile App,
powered by TCS, for the Sunday, October 9 event. The app is a cornerstone
of a longstanding partnership between the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
and TCS, which has been extended through 2025.
The 2022 Bank of America Chicago Marathon app provides a range of valuable,
race-specific features for marathon runners and spectators. Timing mats
strategically placed around the course combined with cutting-edge TCS
technology empower the Bank of America Chicago Marathon app to deliver
accurate runner tracking and finish-line predictions. This year, a new
version of the mobile app also allows fans to:
- Track an unlimited number of runners
- Experience the course through interactive maps
- Easily access the schedule of events
- Receive important event communications and alerts
- Find information about elite athletes
- Create digital cheer cards that will be displayed at mile 24, spurring
runners on to the finish line.
The mobile app for the 2022 event is available now for iPhone and Android
devices on the App Store and Google Play, respectively.
"We are pleased to continue working with TCS to provide Bank of America
Chicago Marathon participants, spectators and fans access to premium
technology solutions," said Bank of America Chicago Marathon Executive Race
Director Carey Pinkowski. "The Mobile App makes engaging in the race
weekend experience easy and convenient, and we look forward to partnering
with TCS to continue enhancing the app in the coming years."
TCS began a strategic partnership with the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
in 2010 with a commitment to making the marathon one of the most
technologically advanced races in the world. The partnership grew in 2012
with the introduction of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon mobile app,
powered by TCS. In 2021, more than 175,000 people downloaded the mobile app
and created 52,000 digital cheer cards to encourage the thousands of
runners on the streets of Chicago.
"We believe that running transforms lives and communities just like
technology transforms businesses," said Suresh Muthuswami, Chairman, TCS
North America. "Extending our partnership with the Bank of America Chicago
Marathon means the same technology consulting expertise we use to help our
customers achieve their goals, will continue enhancing the race weekend
experience for runners and spectators."
For the first time, TCS brings its Team TCS Teachers program to the 2022
Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Ten inspirational teachers who are agents
of change in the communities where they live and serve have been awarded
free race entry, a VIP race day experience, and access to TCS STEM
education resources. TCS is proud to support educators as they encourage
students to be healthy and equipped for 21st-century careers.
About the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon welcomes thousands of participants
from more than 100 countries and all 50 states, including a world-class
elite field, top regional and Masters runners, race veterans, debut
marathoners and charity participants. The race's iconic course takes
participants through 29 vibrant neighborhoods on an architectural and
cultural tour of Chicago. The 2022 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a
member of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, will start and finish in Grant
Park beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 9. In advance of the race, a
three-day Abbott Health & Fitness Expo will be held at McCormick Place
Convention Center Thursday, October 6 through Saturday, October 8. For more
information about the event and how to get involved, go to
chicagomarathon.com.
About Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business
solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world's
largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 50 years. TCS
offers a consulting-led, cognitive powered, integrated portfolio of
business, technology and engineering services and solutions. This is
delivered through its unique Location Independent Agile™ delivery model,
recognized as a benchmark of excellence in software development.
A part of the Tata group, India's largest multinational business group, TCS
has over 606,000 of the world's best-trained consultants in 55 countries.
The company generated consolidated revenues of US $25.7 billion in the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, and is listed on the BSE (formerly Bombay
Stock Exchange) and the NSE (National Stock Exchange) in India. TCS'
proactive stance on climate change and award-winning work with communities
across the world have earned it a place in leading sustainability indices
such as the MSCI Global Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Emerging
Index. For more information, visit www.tcs.com.
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