05 March 2012 Braving cold winds, rain, and the occasional muscle cramp, close to 2,000 runners – from children to professional athletes – participated in the Gaza Marathon, a fundraiser for Palestine refugee children in the Gaza Strip.
24 February 2012 On 1 March nearly 2,200 children and 500 adults, from professional Gazan athletes to amateur runners from the Middle East and around the world, will take to the streets of Gaza to participate in the second UNRWA Gaza Marathon, organised to raise funds for UNRWA’s 2012 Summer Games.