On the 20th anniversary of its foundation (2003-2023), the Beirut Marathon Association organized a festive 2,000 km long-distance running competition, with the participation of 240 runners and women at the local, regional and international levels, according to the system virtual, where participants ran the distance at consecutive intervals over a 6-month period.
For the occasion, the Beirut Marathon Association held an awards ceremony in the conference room of the startup complex in the Beirut Digital District (BDD), in the presence of numerous personalities, received by the president of the association, Mai Khalil, and presented by the Secretary General of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, Vice President of the Association, retired Brigadier General Hassan Rustom, and a member of the board of directors, Bashir Al-Sakka, member of the board of directors of the Athletics Federation, Katia Rashid, and representatives of running clubs, runners and runners celebrated. The ceremony began with a welcome from media consultant, Hassan Mohieldin, then Al-Khalil gave a speech in which he presented the route of the Beirut Marathon Association since its foundation and its history, and the most important stations and goals achieved, and thanked all those who stood by the association and They were the ideal partners and the main factor for the continuation of the association’s march, he also thanked the men and women runners in Lebanon and abroad for participating in the race, and praised the efforts and sacrifices of the Beirut Marathon Association team.
Subsequently, a group of runners who have participated in all 20 races of the Beirut Marathon since its inception were honored and awarded medals bearing the number 20 with certificates of participation. They had short words expressing their happiness about the marathon event and its effect on their healthy lifestyle, physical and psychological. They are the runners: Adel Yahya – Jihad Kubbi – Adel Arakji – Walid Al-Zein – Monique Shibli – Ali Hijazi – Zuhair Naji – Levon Tashjian and Walid Qabbani, who received all Hebron medals for the Taftah races in recognition of his efforts in the field of training programs.
