Doha: The fourth Ooredoo Marathon will take place on Friday and thousands of runners of all levels of ability have registered to take part.
This year, the event features a full marathon (42.195km), a half-marathon (21.0975km), 10km, 5km junior and adult races and a child-friendly 3km and a 1km events.
The first race will start from Museum of Islamic Art at 6.30am, with full marathon runners taking a course along the Corniche back again.
With a prize pot of QR1,000,000 and prizes for the best runners in various categories based on age and gender, Ooredoo expects a positive response this year.
Yousuf Abdulla Al Kubaisi, Chief Operating Officer, Ooredoo Qatar, said: “We’ve placed a lot of emphasis on engaging the community in the marathon, offering a full range of races, the most interesting course and the best range of facilities for runners. People of all levels of ability can take part and we encourage friends, families and colleagues to come down and cheer the racers on.”
To ensure safety of runners and spectators, the Corniche Road will be closed from 6.30am to 11.30am to accommodate the races.
Spectators are urged to stand at the Corniche walkway at MIA or checkpoints lining the Corniche to get an unobstructed view. Runners can park at the MIA port side entry from 5am until 7.30am and visitors can park in Souq Waqif underground parking. Participants must collect their race pack inside MIA parking lot on Friday between 5am and 6am.
The event, organised and sponsored by Ooredoo, is part of its ongoing campaign to encourage more people to get involved in sports and inspire Qatar’s future sporting champions.
Ooredoo is ensuring the marathon is as safe and prepared as possible and will help provide runners with water and any necessary minor first aid during races. For details, visit Marathon.ooredoo.qa.
The Peninsula
