Beneath the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Consultant in Al Dhafra Area, the Zayed Charity Run will kick off this yr on twenty fifth November, 2023, at Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi.
The occasion goals to advertise the rules of giving, volunteering, and charity, and the proceeds of this yr’s version will help the progressive most cancers remedies supplied by the Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre (ADSCC).
The run gives contributors the chance to contribute to noble causes and help numerous well being programmes. The race consists of three important distances, that are 3 kilometres (km), 5 km and 10 km.
The run’s whole prize cash shall be AED1 million, distributed to winners in line with their classes and distances. The official routes shall be introduced later.
Main Normal Mohammed Hilal Al Kaabi, Chairman of the Supreme Organising Committee of the Zayed Charity Marathon, highlighted the occasion’s worldwide enlargement and its position in spreading kindness and help for humanity.
“The run, which started in Abu Dhabi in 2001, has grown into a world occasion that fosters goodwill and humanitarian help. It additionally honours the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who cared deeply for the welfare of humanity, particularly most cancers sufferers. The race has been held in New York since 2005 and Egypt since 2014, gaining worldwide recognition and appreciation,” he added.
He additionally defined that the run’s proceeds will help the efforts of the Emirates Pink Crescent (ERC) to fund cutting-edge and life-saving most cancers remedies on the ADSCC, in step with the occasion’s core values, to have a constructive influence on the lives of sufferers benefitting from these remedies.
Dr. Yendry Ventura, CEO of the ADSCC, lauded the run’s dedication to supporting most cancers analysis and coverings with its proceeds, stressing the worth of this partnership to enhancing healthcare and elevating consciousness among the many run’s contributors of the significance of sports activities and a wholesome way of life.
This partnership is a key step for the ADSCC, which goals to enhance sufferers’ lives, advance analysis and growth, present superior medical care, and set up Abu Dhabi as a world centre for superior remedies and medical analysis, he added.
The Zayed Charity Marathon, established in 2001, continues to uphold the humanitarian legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed, selling goodwill and giving for over twenty years. Its motto, “We Run to Assist,” stays its core message in all editions.
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