The Qatar Olympic Committee held a press conference yesterday morning in which it revealed the details of the first edition of its race for the half of the 2025 marathon, which will be held next Tuesday in the path of Lusail, on the occasion of the sports day of the state, and the committee also reviewed during the conference the other sports events that will be organized on this occasion in the village of support, And that is with the participation of a number of national sports federations, and the press conference witnessed the presence of Sheikh Suhaim bin Muhammad Al Thani, Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Qatar Olympic Committee for the Half Marathon, Mr. Abdul Aziz Ghanem, Director General of the race and Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani, Chairman of the Race Marketing Committee and today’s activities Al -Riyadi and Mr. Abdullah Al -Marri, Chairman of the Committee, Communication of the Organizing Committee of the Qatar Olympic Committee for the Half Marathon, and Ms. Iman Al -Fadala, Director of the Command and Control Center for Lusail and the representative of the Qatar Diar Company. The race includes four main categories that suit different ages and physical levels, which are the semi -marathon category (21 km), a race of 10 km, a race of 5 km and a fun race for one kilometer for the age group from 6 to 14 years, and the prizes value is 500 thousand riyals with the participation of 6 thousand contestants.
Sheikh Suhaim bin Muhammad Al Thani stressed that the Qatar Olympic Committee was keen to organize the race at the highest technical standards to ensure a distinctive sporting experience for the participants.
He added, “We seek through organizing this race to enhance the culture of sport in the State of Qatar and to encourage all members of society to participate in sports activities, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and the vision of the Qatar Olympic Committee.”
Iman Al -Fadala said: We are pleased with the Qatar Diyar Company to express our pride in our partnership with the Qatar Olympic Committee in organizing the half -marathon race. The Lusail path was chosen to be the ideal location for this race, to form a prominent addition to the series of major sporting events hosted by the city of Lusail, which enhances its position As an integrated sports destination.
Abdulaziz Ghanem said: “The half -marathon race begins for a distance of 21 km at six in the morning, followed by a 10 -km race at seven in the morning, then a 5 -kilometer race at seven thirty in the morning, and finally the running running race for a distance of one kilometer at eight thirty in the morning. »
He pointed out that the race will witness a wide participation of professional runners and amateurs of all ages representing more than 100 nationalities and stressed that the registration will remain open until the ninth of February, and the Qatar Olympic Committee is keen to provide integrated facilities along the path, including water supply stations And the first aid points to ensure the safety of all the participants, and thanked the host partner, Al -Diyar, the Qatari company, which welcomed the embrace of the first edition of the race,
Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani stressed: I was keen to present an integrated program of sports events on the occasion of the state’s sports day, in the village of Al -Adas, which will be held by the Qatar Olympic Committee in Al -Saad Square in the Lusail area in addition to the half -marathon race, the Qatar Olympic Committee will organize a variety of in cooperation with a number From national sports federations.
