Participation of Pakistani athletes in Dubai Marathon Race was the limelight of the event,organised on Sunday.
Runners from Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi represented Pakistan in the event along with the Pakistani residents of the emirate.Runners from Islamabad in a large number thronged Dubai to take part in the race. Players from Islamabad Running Club and Wednesday Night also represented Pakistan.
During the Marathon,Amin Muqatay from Karachi and Bilal Ihsan from Islamabad performed well. Fahad Qureshi, Rehman Azhar, Yawar Abbas, Furqan and Shahid Shah also performed well.There were 16,975 athletes from across the world in the marathon.
Dubai marathon is one of the most enjoyable sporting events in UAE’s calendar.More than 16 thousand runners from all over the world participated in it this year.
