Colour our world, in the name of fun

Clouds of colour will cloak competitors Ash Gill and Jacinta Rossignoli during the sold-out, five-kilometre Melbourne Color Run at Flemington Racecourse on Sunday.

The Highpoint Color Run team members will be among 22,000 participants to be blasted with clouds of brightly coloured powder as they race through different colour zones.

Inspired by the Hindu Holi festival, which welcomes spring by throwing natural coloured powders, the Melbourne event is part of a global running series.