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La Marató Closes With €9.74 Million for Cancer Research

Donations remain open through March 31, 2026, with this 34th edition focused on prevention and early detection.

Overview

  • The provisional total reached €9,741,627 at the 2:00 a.m. update after more than 17 hours of live broadcasting across TV3, Catalunya Ràdio and 3Cat.
  • Ramon Pellicer led the program from Barcelona’s Torre Bellesguard before moving to the Sant Joan Despí studio, anchoring a day that mixed medical explanation with personal testimonies and music.
  • Organisers reported the highest amount at that hour in the last five editions, with an early update showing €1,236,598 by 13:30 and the Vic celebrity football match revealing one of the interim tallies.
  • More than 3,000 local activities took place across over 600 municipalities, supported by 1,200+ volunteers staffing phone centers in Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona.
  • Since its inception, La Marató has raised about €257.5 million and funded over a thousand research projects, underscoring its role as a major backer of biomedical research in Catalonia.