Ready for Sahara Marathon?
The program for the Sahara Marathon 2009 edition is ready.
Published 09 September 2008
The Sahara Marathon is an international sport event to demonstrate solidarity with the saharawi people and this year reached its eighth edition.
The run takes place between the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria.
Run by the saharawi sport committee and organized by volunteers from all over the world, the Sahara Marathon, which along with the standard-distance marathon also includes the shorter distances of 21km, 10km and 5km and a race for children, is aimed at promoting sport activity among young Saharawis and financing a humanitarian program, which this year will be the construction of a sport centre for children in Dakhla.
Read more about the marathon - and register for the run here.
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