Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Iqbal Memon has said that the registration for the 3rd Commissioner Karachi City Marathon will be started within next three days and citizens from all walks of life are requested to get registered in maximum number to take part in the race to be held 13 February . Their participation will help the city administration for his efforts to brand the Karachi as a city of peace and to spread that the karachi is the City of Sports.
He hoped citizens in maximum number to come forward and participate in the marathon to send the message to the world that Karachi is a peaceful, safe and secure city.
In this regard a meeting was held under the chairman ship of Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Iqbal Memon at his office . Meeting was attended among others by the Additional Commissioner Karachi Jawwad Mazher, Deputy Commissioner south Irshad Sodhar, members of the technical committee including the secretary of Sindh Olympic Assocatio Ahmed Ali Rajput, Ghulam Muhammad, Khalid Shamsi and others .
He said the marathon is open to everyone, and registrations can be made through the Commissioner Karachi website. Spot registration will also be carried out at Moin Khan Stadium DHA 3 days before the start of the day of Marathon.The meeting decided that the MARATHON would follow the Covid SOPs strictly no un vaccinated runners would be allowed to get registered
Commissioner Memon said, “The competition would be for Under 19, Under 30, and 30-Plus categories for both men and women; Man and Women would be required to get registered separately. .
The Marathon race be starting from the DHA Moin Khan Cricket Academy and culminating at the same point and it will be over a distance of ten kilmotres for men while for the women runners it would be for 6 and half kilometre.