21 Aug. 2015- The Beirut Marathon Association organized yesterday a press conference to launch the BDL Beirut Marathon 2015 that is taking place on November 8th, 2015. The press conference was held in the Lancaster Hotel Plaza, Raouche.
Hassan MEHYEDDIN opened the press conference saying “Beirut is the beating heart of Lebanon” and talked about the virtues of Beirut, among them the Beirut Marathon Association.
Bilal HAMAD, the president of Beirut municipality, gave us some statistics about the capital:
- 2/3 of the Lebanese population lives in Beirut
- 300 000 cars are imported every year directly to this city
- 1/2 million of Lebanese drive those cars in this city
- 600 to 700 tons of garbage are produced daily, but they are thrown outside the city
He then added: “Every Lebanese has a love story in Beirut, so let us sacrifice for this beautiful city”.
The minister of sports the General Abdelmouttaleb HENNAOUI said: “The minister of sports will be supporting the federations and sports organizations as possible […] The marathon is one of our interest and we are dreaming of achieving the IAAF Marathon Gold Label and we know that every dream is possible.”
Finally, May KHALIL said: “Despite everything that is happening in our country, despite all the difficult times, there is always hope. […] After every night
a day will come up. […] Lebanon is a miracle and its people have a very strong will, persistence, and faith!”
At the end of the press conference, all the representatives took a photo together, a symbol of unity through sports. This year, the main question will be: Who or what are you running for? Running is surely bringing peace to the individuals but also to the community, and through sports we can achieve greatness on the long term and make a sports revolution!
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