DUBAI: As thousands of runners take part in the fifth edition of the Riyadh Marathon, no one will be prouder in the strides that the event has taken during that time than Prince Khaled bin Al-Waleed bin Talal.
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The president of the Saudi Sports for All Federation, organizers of the race, has long championed marathon, as well as many other community sporting activities and competitions across the Kingdom.
“We’re on our fifth year, this is five years of increased participation from across Saudi,” he told Arab News as he prepared to join thousands of participants of Saturday. “Just this morning (Friday) I was tagged on social by a group of people flying in from Madinah to take part in the marathon. I love that we have people that come from all over the world for the marathon, but it really moves my heart when I am seeing people from all over the country make their way here to join us.”
Sports and wellness events like the marathon festival and the actual marathon itself, according to Prince Khaled, do so much “for community unity, for social fabric, for bringing together different cultures even within the Kingdom.”
