NST extend deadline for 10k race entries

Denzil Pinto 05:38 30/06/2014
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  • Popular race: A huge response has prompted extension of registration deadline.

    The NAS Sports Tournament (NST) organising committee yesterday extended the registration deadline for the 10k race until July 3.

    The road running race, scheduled for July 4 at 22:15, will start at the Falcon Heritage Center near Mey­dan Hotel in Dubai and finish at Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex.

    The race will have five categories for club and elite runners for both males and females.

    Additionally, those who are new to the sport can enter the social category, which is open to runners aged 18 and under.

    Majid Alabbar, chairman of the security and protocol committee, said: “The deadline was supposed to be yesterday (Sunday) but the organising committee received so many inquiries and applications from different parts of the country that it decided to extend the regis­tration period until July 3.”

    Meanwhile, registration for the cycling event is open until 10:00 on July 10.

    Taking place at 22:15 on July 11, participants will cycle a dis­tance of 70km with the same start and finish as the 10k run.

    The race will have six categories – club and elite cyclists for both male and females, as well as the so­cial section, open to disabled com­petitors and juniors.

    Registration can be done online by visiting www.nasst.ae.

    Organised under the patronage and directives of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Dubai Sports Council president, NST, the largest sport event during the Holy Month of Ramadan, got under way yesterday. 

    Futsal, volleyball, paddle ten­nis and squash are part of the pro­gramme, which ends on July 21.

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