The event had 1,500 participants representing 70 government and private universities, along with participants from Jordan, Lebanon, and Iran.
Dr. Riad Al-Saeed, the Director of the Student Activities Department, mentioned that the women's team of our university secured third place, while the men's team achieved fifth place in the individual marathon for students. The university was represented by four male and four female runners. The competition was highly intense due to the large number of university students participating.
The credit for our men's team's fifth-place finish goes to Hassan Saad, the Asia champion in long-distance running, as well as to the parental support, continuous monitoring, and the means for success provided by the university's president, Dr Saad Shahin Hamadi, the coach Dr Qusay Mohammed Ali Al-Derawi, and Dr Sanaa Jawad Kazem.
