Get ready for unique Expo 2020 Dubai Run

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity awaits running enthusiasts on November 19 when the Expo 2020 Dubai Run takes them on a scenic route, past 192 awe-inspiring pavilions.

The event is open to residents and visitors of all ages and nationalities, including little ones in strollers.

Participants can choose from three distances – 3km, 5km and 10km.

Online registration is now open and will close on November 11, or sooner if places sell out.

Supported by @expo2020dubai and @DubaiSC , the Expo 2020 #Dubai Run is now open for registrationshttps://t.co/wcWoedmAZA pic.twitter.com/4TfhOlTibk

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 27, 2021

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فرصة مميزة لخوض تجربة فريدة للجري حول الأجنحة المشاركة في #إكسبو2020 والاستمتاع بمشاهدة المباني الخاصة بالحدث، المصممة وفق أحدث التقنيات وذلك من خلال "سباق إكسبو 2020 للجري" الذي يقام بدعم من #مجلس_دبي_الرياضي يوم الجمعة 19 نوفمبر الجاري.
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— Dubai Sports Council (@DubaiSC) September 27, 2021

Participants in the three categories will be divided into different age groups, with four age groups available in the 3km run: 0-8 years, 9-12 years, 13-18 years and 19-plus; eight in the 5km: Under-13, 13-15, 16-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-plus; and six in the 10km: U-19, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-plus.

To get in top shape for the event on November 19, participants can take part in four, free-of-cost 'Expo 2020 Dubai Run the World Family Run', which is also open to participants of all ages and nationality and offers a family-friendly 1.3km run through Ghaf Avenue.

The family-run takes place every Saturday from October 9 to 30, and those interested can register online.

Dubai Sports Council, in association with AIS Athletics, has also organised a series of free-of-cost morning and evening training sessions throughout the month of October, delivered by experienced middle and long-distance coaches.

Open to participants of all ages and abilities, the Expo Running Club will also take place at the Expo Park from October 3-6, October 10-13, October 17-20, and October 24-27.

Dubai Sports Council, along with its partners, has planned a number of other events including the 16th Dubai International Sports Conference (DISC), a Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiative, which will take place alongside Dubai Globe Soccer Awards in the last week of December; the FIDE World Chess Championship 2021 that will see reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen battle challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, between November 24 and December 16; and the Hamdan Bin Rashid Masters International Chess Championship will be held concurrently.

The Council has also confirmed that the awards ceremony of the prestigious 11th Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award will take place on January 9, 2022.

It is one of the leading initiatives of its kind in the world in terms of categories and prize money, and the 11th edition of the Award will see Emirati and Arab heroes from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games being honoured at the glittering ceremony.

Dubai will also be hosting more than 30 international sports events during the Expo 2020 period, across the Emirate, including the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup qualifiers in October and November, and cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup, which will feature 16 nations and take place between October 17 and November 14.