Zumbathon event raises more than OMR8,000 for cancer patients in Oman

Muscat: More than 500 women took part in the second Zumbathon event, which raised over OMR8,000 for the Oman Cancer Association (OCA).
The event was held at the sports hall of the Muscat College and featured Ana Georgescu, a Zumba Education Specialist who flew in all the way from Romania.
Besides her, there were four other local zumba instructors – Asya, Jenny, Natalia and Laura, all of who helped organise the event and also gave individual performances.
“We were delighted with the event. It was at a much bigger scale than we had expected and the participation was huge. We were aiming for 500 participants but the actual number was more than that.
“We had people from different nationalities come in, including Omanis, Portuguese, Romanians, Indians, Jordanians and many others,” said Asya Al Lamki, co-organiser and local Zumba instructor.
The Zumbathon featured both group and solo performances and participants danced to the tunes of music from different genres, including bhangra, Middle Eastern, and others.
Yuthar Al Rawahi, founder of the Oman Cancer Association, delivered opening remarks at the beginning of the event, and thanked the organisers.
“The hall was completely packed with people and everyone had a blast. This is our second Zumbathon event, and was much bigger than the previous one. Obviously, we are thinking of making the third one a lot better and bigger,” added Asya.
According to Asya, the event collected OMR8,309 through sponsors, donations and ticket sales. The amount was donated to the OCA.