The Very First Female-Only Marathon Took Place Recently In Al Ahsa Causing A Huge Reaction Online
In another milestone for the Kingdom, the beautiful town of Al-Ahsa witnessed more than a thousand women participate in an all-female marathon on Saturday morning. The 3-kilometre marathon called Al-Ahsa Runs was a trending topic on Twitter, wherein people shared their joys about the event.
More than 2,000 women signed up for this marathon
According to Al Arabiya, registration portals for the marathon had to close briefly after a few hours since spots got filled STAT. More than 2,000 women had signed up for the marathon within hours of the announcements.
المشاركة الاولى على مستوى #السعودية للسيدات في #الحسا_تركض pic.twitter.com/m7v8ZAz6BF
— علي المشعل (@AliAlmeshaal) March 3, 2018
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The 28-year-old, Al- Nassar, finished the race in only fifteen minutes, surpassing two racers. She was even quoted telling the media publication that she would love to represent the Kingdom in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
We sure hope you would, Mizna!
Sharia laws were still imposed on participants
The Saudi General Authority For Sports sponsored the marathon along with Al- Ahsa’s security, and sharia laws still applied. Naturally, the hijab and/or abaya were worn by lots of women but this did not stop them from performing their very best.
Most women shared their joy and newfound feeling of pride over participating
1500 women participated for the first time in an all-female marathon on Saturday morning in Saudi Arabia. Pics ???? https://t.co/xfNO8fYhff
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) March 3, 2018
I was reading about the Women Marathon in Alhassa. I just love the idea of having this kind of activities for women in public. I’m also proud of those women for supporting the idea by being there. It’s always great to see a positive change towards us, women. #الحسا_تركض
— زهرة القطري (@ItisZahra) March 3, 2018
proud of my saudi sisters keep up the good work #الحسا_تركض
— Mohammed Alharbi (@momo17300) March 3, 2018
However, there were a couple of naysayers who opposed the idea of running in abayas…
#الحسا_تركض
I’d never run in Abaya
C’mon r u kidding me ?
I’ll end up walking like the hundreds of women in the marathon, stupid that they didn’t marathon in a private women area— Dope . (@Xtrexs1) March 4, 2018
#الحسا_تركض
Unbelievable ???????? pic.twitter.com/sALSnmYE2J— rama_syria (@ramagh61) March 3, 2018
But all in all, this was a great opportunity to motivate the females of the Kingdom to join the fitness community.
الفائزين بماراثون الحسا تركض فئة الإناث (3 كيلو) .????????
المركز الاول: مزنه النصار
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المركز الثاني: اماندا جويس
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المركز الثالث: سانغ سونغالف مبروووووك للفائزين ???????????????? #الحسا_تركض pic.twitter.com/Zi0tHBKHyk
— مستشفى الموسى (@almoosahospital) March 3, 2018
