UAE Olympic heroes to feature at 2016 Electric Run

Sport360 staff 15:27 01/11/2016
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  • Three UAE Olympic heroes from this summer’s Games in Rio will join thousands of night-running party-goers this Friday, as the world’s brightest 5k – Daman ActiveLife’s Electric Run – returns to Dubai with a recharged format featuring a new tree-lined venue, improved courselands and new wearable technology.

    The national heroes – swimmer and UAE flag-bearer Nada Al Bedwawi, team-mate Yaqoub Al Saadi and weightlifter Ayesha Al Balooshi – will join thousands in Zabeel Park to take part in a fusion of world-class DJs, 5k night-run, spectacular light show, epic end of race party, electronic beats and fancy-dress.

    “I like to take some time off every once in a while and do something that is fun, still involves some sort of movement and also something I can get my friends involved in,” said 19-year-old Al Bedwawi, UAE’s first female Olympic swimmer and flag-bearer in Rio.

    “Now with the weather cooling down I like to train and have fun in the outdoors more than anything else. Electric Run is the perfect night out for us because we can socialise, run, walk and dance while listening to music.”

    Joining the Olympic trio is one of the most successful middle distance runners in Olympic history – double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes – who was the official starter of the inaugural Electric Run in Dubai in 2015. Holmes will join thousands of revellers in celebrating the UAE national heroes and join them on the start line this Friday.

    Top UAE female weightlifter, Ayesha Al Balooshi, is also looking forward to joining her friends at Zabeel Park for the sensational 5k run and party.

    “I am an advocate for new events that encourage women to get active in a social environment,” she said. “When I was invited to participate in Electric Run I thought to myself that this is fantastic and I must invite everyone I know to do this with me. We don’t have many excuses to get active so this event is definitely one good excuse to get us completing a 5k on a weekend.”

    The new venue at Zabeel Park has been significantly upgraded from 2015 and will take Electric Runners on an electrifying journey through nine themed Courselands, including three that are new to Dubai – the Disco and EDM (Electronic Dance music) party zones, and Electric Avenue.

    Register now at  www.electricrun.ae

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