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Winners of the 2026 step-counting contest among employees of Qeqqata Municipality in Maniitsoq

This article has been translated to English using AI.

As part of the “Make May Healthy” initiative, a step-counting competition was held for employees of Qeqqata Kommunia in Maniitsoq, with 32 employees participating in 11 teams. The participants were from Atuarfik Kilaaseeraq, the Kuunnguaq preschool, Majoriaq, and the municipal office.

The winners of the competition were the teachers at Atuarfik Kilaaseeraq, with 1,128,900 steps recorded, an average of 564,450 steps per person and an average of 18,208 steps per day in May. In addition to the certificate, the winners received gift cards worth 1,000 kr. each.

All the walking teams received a certificate after the competition—and congratulations to everyone on your results!

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