” 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