Doha Bank, which has branches in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as well as a newly-opened representative office in Sharjah, recently participated in the annual Dubai Marathon.
Seven of the bank’s staff members finished the full course (42.2km) with a respectable average time of around five hours. The average time in which professional runners completed the race was around two hours.
The start and finish for the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2014 were in Downtown Dubai adjacent to Burj Khalifa. The bank’s runners competed in the Corporate Challenge category and had turned up in Doha Bank’s blue livery.
According to the rules of the challenge, a minimum of three runners from each team must have completed the marathon course, with the first three in each team to finish counting towards the final team placing.
Doha Bank Group CEO Dr R Seetharaman congratulated all the runners for their accomplishments, saying: “The efforts of our team in the 2014 Dubai Marathon are testament to the spirit of perseverance and commitment that we try to encourage across the organisation. Completing a full 42km marathon is truly a great achievement and that our entire team managed to finish the race was amazing.”
Nael El-Zagha, acting head of the bank’s Dubai branch, and Pierre Matar, head of the Abu Dhabi branch, also congratulated the winners after the race.
Doha Bank hosts its own annual 3km run in Qatar every year to encourage people to lead healthy lifestyles and generate awareness about environmental issues. The bank’s Al Dana Green Run was successfully completed in December 2013 in which many of the bank’s staff also participated, including Dr Seetharaman.
The bank has also confirmed that many of its staff members, including the senior management, are participating in this year’s Qatar Central Bank 3km run, which is being held on National Sport Day on February 11 in Doha.
Dr R Seetharaman with the seven staff members of Doha Bank.
