More than 12,000 runners from 60 countries and regions participated on Sunday in the Beirut International Marathon 2022, the National News Agency reported. The Beirut Marathon Association, a nonprofit nongovernmental organization, organized the 26.2-mile race, which was held in the Beirut Waterfront area under the slogan “I am Beirut.”
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The race has been held annually since 2003, although it was canceled in 2019 due to anti-government protests and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The winner of this year’s men’s race was Ethiopian runner Metko Dekiba, who had a time of 2:14:21. Mologu Ambe, also from Ethiopia, won the women’s race, crossing the finish line in 2:28:57, just 19 seconds over the course record for women, 2:28:38, set by Eunice Chumba of Bahrain in 2017. The course record for men, 2:10:41, was set in 2018 by Moroccan runner Mohamed El Aaraby.