” Our Environment is our Responsibility” marathon in
With the participation of hundreds of different age categories , the Environment Directorate in Lattakia held on Saturday an environmental marathon under the title of “Our environment is our responsibility” within the framework of partnership between various governmental and civil activities to enhance the environmental condition.
The marathon, which was also part of the ongoing celebrations on the occasion of the electoral success and the victory of Dr. Bashar Al-Assad as president of the Republic , set off from Yachts Club on the Blue Beach highway, passing through the western corniche of Lattakia reaching Mar Takla Square, where the first three winners were honored.
Harut Lentian, who participated in the marathon and came third, stressed in a statement to SANA the importance of this initiative as a step towards preserving the environment.
He indicated ” Civilizations depend on peoples and the Syrians have given the world a new meaning of progress and civilization with their steadfastness,” adding “In this marathon we adopted the slogan of hope by sports and work. We extend our congratulations to the Syrian people for the success of the presidential elections and the re-election of President Bashar al-Assad” .
For his part, Ahmed Ali Al-Nasser, an athletics player who came first, indicated that the participation was not for the purpose of winning as much as highlighting this event to express Syrians’ love for President Bashar al-Assad in a different way under the slogan of “ hope by work” .
In turn, Gibran Bashir, Executive Director of the Autism Association in Lattakia, which participated in the marathon, stated that participation is a major part of the association’s endeavor to integrate people with autism into society to be active people and to introduce their abilities through this decent and civilized gathering.
Children aged 6 and 10 participated in the marathon with their families, expressing their joy at this participation, which is the first of its kind .
Dr. Lama Ahmed, Director of the Environment Directorate said that she held aspiration that large-scale activities concerned with the environment in all its aspects, including on the beaches of the sea will be held with the start of the tourist season.
A member of the Executive Office of the Education and Youth Sector, Dr. Amir Ismail, said that the marathon reflects the role of society and partnership in raising environmental awareness which starts from the individual to the community and spreads the culture of cooperation and work in all fields.
Rawaa Ghanam