VIDEO: First women's marathon was held in Saudi Arabia
06.03.2018 - 11:52
The winner was looking forward to representing her country at the 2020 Olympic Games Mizna Al Nassar, the winner of the first women’s marathon in Saudi Arabia, said she was looking forward to representing her country at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Mizna, a 28-year-old engineer, ran the three-kilometre marathon in 15 minutes, beating challengers from the US and Taiwan who came second and third in the ‘Al Ahsa Runs’ competition in Al Ahsa, eastern Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
According to Saudi news site Sabq, around 1,500 women took part in the race, while those who signed up were around 2,000, a much higher than expected number that forced organisers to stop accepting participants.
Mizna said that she had the full support of her family and that there were no obstacles to her participation in track competitions.
She added her family had regularly motivated her and that she was committed to being fit for all races.
Source: Al Arabiya