‘United We Run’ proceeds to go to charity

Ooredoo’s Chief Executive Officer Waleed Al-Sayed, yesterday thanked allparticipants, spectators and sponsors of this year’s Ooredoo DohaMarathon.With over 2,400 runners and a host of professional athletes taking partin the sixth Ooredoo Doha Marathon, the company has called it one of its‘biggest events’ ever.Talking about the event Ooredoo’s Chief Executive Officer Waleedal-Sayed said: “I would like to congratulate the winners of the OoredooDoha Marathon 2018 on their achievement and thank everyone whoparticipated in this year’s event. We’re very happy to kick-off the newyear with the different communities of Qatar, nationals and residents,running side by side in our sixth edition of the Marathon that was heldunder the theme “United We Run”. We truly demonstrated our communityspirit and love for athletics.”“I also want to thank our Sports Tourism Partner Qatar Tourism Authority(QTA) for their support. Enabling the people of Qatar to run alongsideworld-class athletes taking part in our half marathon category is a hugeboost to our vision of inspiring more people to get fit and active.”added Waleed Al-Sayed.The 2018 edition of the Marathon marked the first time Ooredoo partnerswith QTA to help raise the country’s largest mass-participation eventprofile internationally.Chief Marketing and Promotion Officer at QTA Rashed al-Qurese said: “Weare pleased to have collaborated with Ooredoo as Sports Tourism Partnerfor the sixth edition of the Ooredoo Doha Marathon, as part of QTA’sefforts to build the spots tourism sector to attract sports athletes andfans from all corners of the globe.” He added: “We are delighted to have hosted a distinguished field ofinternational athletes to participate in the Half Marathon category toecho Qatar’s message of welcoming the world and shed a spotlight on thecountry’s tourism capabilities and world-class sports facilities. Welook forward to extending our support to numerous local andinternational sports events in Qatar in the months and years to come.”As part of the company’s vision to inspire the next generation of Qatariathletes, Ooredoo arranged a host of activities last week for Qatar’syouth, including a visit from some of the top international athletes toQatar’s schools, a Marathon Master Class led by Sir Mo Farah withstudents from  Aspire Academy, and a special ‘Meet and Greet’ at Mall ofQatar.This year’s marathon was held under the theme #UnitedWeRun and featuredcourses for runners of all abilities – including a 10km and 5km run,half-marathon, full marathon and a special children’s 1km fun run. All funds raised from the Ooredoo Doha Marathon 2018 will go tocharity.  The annual Ooredoo Doha Marathon, which was first held in2013, is designed to help Qatar’s people become more active and healthy,and has grown into a highly-anticipated event for experienced marathonrunners, health conscious people and novices alike. This is the first in a line of sports-related events for Qatar in 2018as the company continues to support Qatar’s communities to adopt ahealthier lifestyle.