His Highness Sayyid Dhi Yazan bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, founded the main committee to oversee the governorates marathon, which will be held in all the governorates of Oman for the first time.
This decision comes within the context of His Highness Sayyid Dhi Yazan bin Haitham Al Said keenness and interest in encouraging the community to practice sports, and it’s a way of life and health. That can promote participants of sport and activism in a community amateur athletes meet with professionals of achievements in a Community National race. The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth is implementing this marathon in coordination and cooperation with Oman Athletics Federation.
The Committee chaired by The Director of General Sports Activities is vice-president and the membership of the representative the Board of Directors of the Omani Athletics Federation, The Director of the Marketing and Investment Department. Moreover, the Director of the Department of Communication and Information, The Director of the Department of Financial Affairs, and The Director of the Department of Sports Activity is a member and rapporteur.
Through the accompanying activities, the marathon will focus on the community of partnership values, building the public awareness of this type of sports and races, creating opportunities for participants, entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs, Empowering sports, athletes and expanding the range of practitioners of the sport and racing.
Moreover, it will focus on creativity in finding a good experience by launching the first edition of the race, excellence and uniqueness in marketing for this event by working to the main tourism elements in the governorates, professionalism in the implementation of the marathons, innovation in the process of managing, organizing and presenting the event.
The accompanying events will play their role in promoting the work of entrepreneurs and SMEs in each governorate and emphasize the distinct function of each province. This marathon has confidence in the relationship of the sports activity by the community activity it will be a sports and social forum. Moreover, it will receive media coverage that highlights the governorates and their characteristics.
The Committee overseeing the governorate marathon is responsible for managing and organizing the marathon by its objectives by establishing the general framework and the timetable for its implementation in all provinces of Oman. In coordination with the competent Authorities and the Directorates of the Ministry, its Departments in the provinces. Moreover, It develops the events by media and marketing plan with relevant stakeholders and finds partnerships with the private sector to manage this event and implement its marketing plan
Based on the project’s vision of making tourism and sports event within the global. Moreover, that emphasizes Omani sports and tourism. The governorates marathon aspires to be a local model aimed at creating a professional nature of tourism sports experience and a mission in the importance of Oman’s sports and tourism industry.
The Governorates Marathon seeks to attract athletes and fans in each governorate. Moreover, that can get more benefits from the media of these races to engage all official and private institutions to attract a large number of participants, creating a local competition. Therefore, Omani runners look forward to competing to develop their physical and technical level, achieve Oman’s Vision 2040 based on marketing for these races, and presenting them as a model that will gradually bring material return back to Oman.
In the coming period, the main committee overseeing the governorates marathon will prepare for the launch of the marathon and the details will be announced at a press conference.