(8 Jul 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4387648 ASSOCIATED PRESS Madrid 7 July 2022 1. Wide of runners in the high heels race HEADLINE: High heel race delights crowd at Madrid Pride 2. Two runners posing ANNOTATION: Runners donned high heel shoes to race in Madrid's annual High Heel Race through the city streets as part of the capital's LGBTQ+ Pride festivities. 3. People watching the race from balconies, LGBTQ+ flags flying 4. Runners racing ANNOTATION: The race returns after two years of cancellations and limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 5. Crowd cheering and applauding 6. Close of heels 7. Participant sprinting in high heels ANNOTATION: All runners have to wear high heels with a minimum height of 15cm (5.9 inches). 8. Female participant running 9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) (No name given), race participant: "This year I officially declared myself non-heterosexual. I want to join the fight against intolerance and homophobic attitudes. Yes, it is my first year (at the race). I lost, but it has been great, I'm delighted." 10. Various of event ANNOTATION: The race, one of the highlights of the LGBTQ+ Pride week in Madrid, has been held for over 22 years. STORYLINE Runners donned high heel shoes to race in Madrid's annual High Heel Race through the city streets as part of the city's LGBTQ+ Pride festivities. The race returned on Thursday after two years of cancellations and limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race - one of the highlights of the LGBTQ+ Pride week in Madrid - has been held for over 22 years. Large numbers of locals and visitors gathered in Chueca, a district in the Spanish capital, to watch participants charge down the cobbled streets in gravity-defying high heels. All runners have to wear high heels with a minimum height of 15cm (5.9 inches). The final run is a fancy dress run, up and down Pelayo St, with runners in wigs, blouses and a bag weighed down with a brick. The winning prize money is 350 ($356). =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/12ea09314f834b9fb209b2d35938ad35