Wednesday 27 / November / 2024
Muscat: The Al Mouj Muscat Marathon 2024 competitions concluded on Saturday, January 27,2024, which witnessed wide participation of Omani and foreign athletes living in the Sultanate of Oman.
Abdullah Al Quraini won first place in the 5 km marathon competition, Salem Al Rashidi won second place, while third place went to Nasr Al Naabi.
In the 3 km competition, Wissam Al Mahrami won the first place, Shaheen Ghouri came in second, while Zaid Al Dhamri won third place.
In the 2-kilometre competition, Turki Al-Sudairi won the first place, second place went to Aws Al Fahdi, and third place was bagged by Malik Ahmed.
In the 1-kilometre competition for children, Tariq Birakader took first place, second place went to Mishari Al Balushi, and third place went to Osama Al Bahri.
Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SABCO Sports Company (the organising company for the Al Mouj Muscat Marathon), said that the Al Mouj Muscat Marathon is the largest event of its kind as a sporting phenomenon for community participation in the Sultanate of Oman.
Al Busaidi added: "We are proud as an organising company for this marathon in cooperation with the relevant parties represented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, the Omani Athletics Federation, the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Oman Sail, Al Mouj Muscat, and commercial sponsors."
The Al Mouj Muscat Marathon was accredited in 2018 as one of the most prominent sporting events in the region by the Association of International Marathon and Distance Races, and was also accredited by the World Athletics Federations.
