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Al Etihad
08-08-2025
- Sport
- Al Etihad
Registration opens for Huairou Great Wall Marathon, Zayed Charity Run 2025
8 Aug 2025 11:01 ABU DHABI (WAM)Registration has opened for the Huairou Great Wall Marathon and the Zayed Charity Run 2025, scheduled for 21st September in event, organised by the Higher Organising Committee of the Zayed Charity Run, marks a cultural and sporting collaboration between the UAE and China, and is part of a global series that includes races in the UAE, Brazil, Egypt, the United States and Great Wall Marathon will feature over 51,000 runners in a Chinese Athletics Association A1-rated race. The course runs from Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention & Exhibition Centre to Mutianyu Great Wall Travel Area, passing notable cultural in Abu Dhabi in 2001 to honour the UAE's founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Zayed Charity Run has raised more than $173 million for medical treatments and humanitarian causes worldwide, attracting over 613,000 runners in international editions in New York, Cairo and now General (Ret.) Mohammed Hilal Al Kaabi, Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee, will hold a press conference in Beijing on 18th August to announce full details of the event, in cooperation with the UAE Embassy in Beijing and several Chinese government athletes can register via local marathon platforms and WeChat from 8th August, with dedicated channels for participants from the UAE, including Emirati athletes, residents, embassy staff and others on this link:/ Pre-race activities include a robot race, family and People of Determination events on 20th September, and a cultural programme from 19th to 21st September at the Mutianyu Great Wall, culminating in an awards ceremony on 21st September.
Al Etihad
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Al Etihad
Zayed Charity Run 2025–2026 expands to six global destinations
14 July 2025 18:27 ABU DHABI (WAM)The Higher Organising Committee of the Zayed Charity Run has announced the launch of its 2025–2026 season with a historic expansion across six global destinations: China, Brazil, the UAE, Egypt, the United States, and the first time, the race will be held in China, Brazil and Hungary, reflecting its growing humanitarian and sporting influence across three new race, inspired by the legacy of the UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, aims to promote giving, generosity, and social solidarity a press conference held at ERTH Hotel in Abu Dhabi, Lt. General (Ret.) Mohammed Hilal Al Kaabi, Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee, said the expansion reflects global confidence in the race's mission and its impact on charitable and humanitarian added that the season will open on September 21 in Beijing, featuring a 5 km robot race for the first time, in addition to 10 km and 5 km races, with total prize money of $30, second stop will be in Rio de Janeiro on October 5, followed by a return to Abu Dhabi on November 29, coinciding with the UAE National Day and offering Dh1.5 million in prizes. Cairo will host the fourth leg on December 26 with EGP20 million in prizes. The fifth race will take place in Miami on January 31, 2026, and the season will conclude in Budapest in May Kaabi noted that future editions will continue to grow under the guidance of the UAE leadership and His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Hamad Al Awani, Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, reaffirmed support for the race during the Year of Community and highlighted the inclusion of senior citizens in upcoming Haji Al Khouri, Director-General of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, said the international expansion reinforces the race's global humanitarian Sari Al Mazrouei, Secretary-General of the Emirates Red Crescent, expressed full support for the race across all Al Saadi, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Sports Channels, confirmed continued global coverage of the race, highlighting the UAE's role in championing humanitarian causes. First launched in Abu Dhabi in 2001, the Zayed Charity Run expanded globally in 2005 with its first overseas edition in New York City and later in Cairo in 2014. The race supports patients with chronic illnesses, funds children's hospitals and research, and promotes health awareness and active lifestyles.
