Runbangla hosts int’l race marking golden jubilee

Runbangla hosts int’l race marking golden jubilee

Apr 2, 2021 | News, Races

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Runbangla hosts int’l race marking golden jubilee

Dhaka:

Runbangla International has organized a worldwide race event to mark the golden jubilee of independence where about 1300 contestants from 27 countries of six continents will partake.

With the theme “running for everyone”, races were organized in different categories of 10 km, 5 km, 1 km and 500 m distance virtually, said a press release.

The race event started on the morning of 26 March and ended on 29 March at 5 pm.

Under the special category called “Warrior”, a total of 49 specially-abled people took part in the race event. Among them, 30 contestants took part from the Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP), Savar. All the other 19 contestants were visually impaired.

CRP members joined the race at CRP Basketball Ground where Kazi Belal was champion and Sourav became runners-up in the male category. Shakila bagged first place and the runners-up was Kamrunnahar Shampa in the women’s category.
On 27 March, children and other members of a school for the visually impaired under the Green Disabled Foundation in Sylhet took part in the event, which was co-hosted by the Sylhet Runners’ Community and Runbangla Race Ambassador Dr Orakatul Jannat.

There was also a 1 km running category for children in the race. Children aged 1 year 9 months to 12 years participated under the category.

Runbangla Managing Director Mehedi Hasan said that Runbangla will make active efforts to take special initiatives to ensure the participation of wheelchair competitors in the mainstream races in the future.

 

MTB Becomes Proud Sponsor

MTB Becomes Proud Sponsor

Apr 2, 2021 | News

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MTB Becomes Proud Sponsor Of RunBangla International 10K 2021

Dhaka:

Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. (MTB) has joins hands with RUNBANGLA International as a partner of the Marathon event titled RunBangla International 10k 2021 with a vision to celebrate the 50 years of Independence of Bangladesh. Syed Mahbubur Rahman, MTB Managing Director & CEO, announced the partnership between RUNBANGLA International and MTB at a simple ceremony at MTB Centre, the bank’s Corporate Head Office, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212.

Syed Rafiqul Haq, Additional Managing Director & Chief Business Officer, Chowdhury Akhtar Asif, Additional Managing Director & Chief Group Risk Officer and Azam Khan, Head of Communications Department from MTB and Mehedi Hasan, Managing Director and Khandokar Rajib Hossain, Race Director from RUNBANGLA International along with other senior officials from the bank were also present at the announcement ceremony.

 

First internationally sanctioned running event in Bangladesh history

First internationally sanctioned running event in Bangladesh history

Jan 12, 2020 | News

First Internationally Sanctioned Running Event in Bangladesh History

Dhaka, Bangladesh – On the edge of Lake Hatirjheel in the early hours of a late fall morning in 2019, a little piece of running history was made. Hugh Jones, world famous British 2 time Olympic  marathoner and past winner of the London marathon, arrived at the invitation of RUNBANGLA International, to officially measure and certify (AIMS-IAAF) the first internationally sanctioned running event in Bangladesh history. CCCL-RUNBANGLA International 10K, scheduled for March 13, 2020 7:00am. Before sunrise over the course of 3 hours Hugh Jones went to work, with road access assistance by local authorities, to meticulously apply the internationally accepted standards for course measurement, in part developed by himself. Hugh Jones is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost experts in this exclusive field having measured hundreds of courses over the years including several Olympic Marathons. Upon successful completion of measurements and data gathering, Hugh returned to his hometown of London to complete the application process for the race. Official certification by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Running (AIMS) and International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) was completed.

World Athletics Championships: Braima Suncar Dabo Helps Jonathan Busby

World Athletics Championships: Braima Suncar Dabo Helps Jonathan Busby

Sep 28, 2019 | News

Braima Suncar Dabo Helps Jonathan Busby as Sporting Gesture Wins Hearts

World Athletics Championships

Braima Suncar Dabo and Jonathan Busby (Photo Credit: Reuters)

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World Athletics Championships: Braima Suncar Dabo Helps Jonathan Busby as Sporting Gesture Wins Hearts

Braima Suncar Dabo helped Jonathan Busby complete the 5,000m race in a dramatic finish at the World Athletics Championships.

 

Doha: Unheralded 5,000 metre runners Braima Suncar Dabo and shattered rival Jonathan Busby drew the biggest cheer of the World Championships on Friday after a dramatic finish to their race marked by a gesture of sportsmanship.

Both Dabo and Busby had already been lapped and were competing only for pride when their final lap drama unfolded at Doha’s Khalifa Stadium.

Aruba’s Busby, 33, had slowed to almost a crawl down the back straight on the last lap, lurching forward uncertainly and appearing close to collapse.

It was then that Guinea Bissau’s Dabo came to Busby’s rescue, stopping to prop up his fellow racer and leading him around the final 200 metres to the finish line.

With the crowd roaring them on, Busby collapsed after crossing the line and was eventually taken away in a wheelchair.

“I just wanted to help the guy finish the race,” Dabo, 26, said afterwards through a translator.

“I wanted to help him cross the line. I think anyone in that situation would hve done the same thing,” added Dabo, who is a student in Portugal.

Despite the finish — nearly five minutes behind heat winner Selemon Barega of Ethiopia — Dabo’s time of 18min 10.87sec was still a personal best.

But there was a sting in the sporting tail for Busby, who was disqualified.

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Updated:September 28, 2019, 7:19 AM IST