The Doha Marathon by Ooredoo was held on Friday

The Doha Marathon by Ooredoo was held on Friday with the participation of more than 13,000 people and an elite group of international runners in the largest community sporting event.

The athletes from different age groups competed in a full marathon, half marathon, 10-km race, 5-km race and 1-km race. 

This year’s edition saw the participation of 25 world and Olympic athletes, most notably Moroccan Mouhcine Outalha. 

In the women’s category, the event featured Ugandan Rebecca Cheptegei in addition to a number of Qatari runners. Secretary-General of Qatar Athletics Federation Mohammed Issa Al Fadala highlighted the federation’s full partnership with Ooredoo to produce a distinguished marathon after it was ranked 17th out of 170 marathon races in the world.