Choosing “Expo City” as the venue for the Dubai World Marathon

The Dubai Marathon Organizing Committee announced the selection of “Expo City” to be the venue for the 2023 edition of the global event, which is scheduled to start on the 12th of this month, with the support of the Dubai Sports Council, and in cooperation with a number of government departments in Dubai.

The committee stated that the selection of Expo City to organize the Dubai World Marathon, one of the world’s fastest long-distance running races, comes within the framework of keenness to highlight the noble values ​​symbolized by the place that included Expo 2020 Dubai. The huge global event that brought together more than 190 countries from the six continents of the world, was visited by more than 24 million visitors, and highlighted the values ​​of coexistence, understanding and cooperation between peoples that the UAE calls for in all forums and events, which are the same values ​​that sport in all its forms upholds, and what attracts the marathon From global participation, especially with his return after a two-year hiatus due to the exceptional circumstance that the world witnessed due to the “Covid-19” pandemic.

The “Dubai Expo City” is an ideal choice for organizing the Dubai Marathon due to the various services it provides to the participants, including ample spaces for gathering and parking, while the organizing committee indicated that details of the three race tracks, which are included in the marathon for a distance of 42.195 km and 10 km, will be announced at a later time. kilometers and four kilometers.