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Saradar Bank women’s race in Junieh
22-5-2017
The Beirut Marathon Association organized yesterday the Saradar Bank- Women’s Race in Junyeh north of Beirut. The event kicked off from Fuad Shehab Sports Complex in the presence of Chantal Aoun Bassil representing the First Lady, Nadia Chami Aoun, and the minister of state for women’s affairs, Jean Ogassapian, and with the participation of some 1026 Lebanese, Arab and foreign runners. On the occasion, Bassil, President Aoun’s daughter, said she was happy to partake in the marathon for women. Women, she emphasized, represent a role model in society, and boast a reservoir of ideas for the development of the community, and are not confined to their traditional roles as mothers and educators-upbringers, and as such, they deserve a greater position in the political and social life of the country. Similarly, Ogassapian said the Lebanese woman has continuously proved herself “academically, culturally, mentally and physically, and that she is present across all walks of life.” “When I speak of equality, I mean equality at the level of society as a whole, that is in activities that are expressive of freedom,” the minister said, maintaining that “equality is also needed in politics at the level of constitutional institutions.” For her part, founder and president of Beirut Marathon, May Khalil, pointed out that as she believes in the power of sports, she seeks to motivate the Lebanese woman to take part in sportive events, notably running, in order to fuel her boldness in all that she does. (Al Diyar, May 22, 2017)
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