10,000 women participate in Casablanca run-for-fun race
Morocco, Local, 6/20/2001

Some 10,000 women aged between 15 and 75 will participate in the 10-KM long run-for-fun race on road next Sunday in Casablanca.

Former Olympic champ and chairwoman of the organizing committee, Nawal Moutawakel, said participants will share moments of joy, courage and perseverance in this race destined to foster women's awareness to the beneficial effects of sports.

The race, the third of the kind, will be supervised by some 200 referees and will end by a prize awarding ceremony as the three first winners who will get prizes worth respectively 15,000 DH (about $1,300), 10,000 DH ($870) and 5000 DH ($ 435). A cup will be awarded to the first oldest runner.

Member of the International Olympic Committee Prince Albert of Monaco will attend the race and minister in charge of women condition, Nouzha Chekrouni, women mps and executives of ngos will participate in the race.

The first edition of the race was held in 1993 with the participation of some 2,000 runners while the second edition in 1994 gathered 5,000 participants.

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