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Run Jordan celebrates conclusion of Samsung Amman Marathon Children's Race

Oct 06,2019 - Last updated at Oct 06,2019

As part of celebrations marking His Majesty King Abdullah II 20th anniversary of his accession to the throne, Samsung Amman Marathon concluded its children's race on Friday, October 4th at Al Hussein Public Parks.

Organised by Run Jordan and the Greater Amman Municipality, the race witnessed the participation of more than 1,000 children, between the ages of 6 and 14 year.

The race kicked off in the presence of Hatem Al Hamlan, on behalf of the Mayor of Amman, the General Manager of Run Jordan Lina El-Kurd, Mohammad Al Abdallah in his capacity as Samsung Electronics Levant delegate, and the judging committee of the Jordanian Athletics Federation.

Children and their parents enjoyed the celebratory atmosphere along the race and ran for 4km within the King Hussein Park and finished the race at the starting point. Greater Amman Municipality representative, Samsung Electronics Levant delegate, general manager of Run Jordan honoured the winning children with trophies.

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