Ifad the Cox’s Bazar Half Marathon, orgnaised by the Big Bangla Run and powered by Walton, will be held at the longest sea beach of the world on Friday.
The half marathon, stretching 21.1km, will be participated by around 2,000 runners from across the country. The Big Bangla Run organisers who hosted the Dhaka Marathon last March in a press conference said all the participants who finish the run will be acknowledged by a medal and a t-shirt whereas the winner’s purse will be $1,000, $700 and $500 respectively.
The organisers were upbeat about the potential of the event. Actor Ferdous, the brand ambassador of the Big Bangla Run recalled the initial times. “When we first talked about holding the event some people laughingly said you will be the lone one running there, but with the span of time we have found the stimuli to look forward. The Cox’s Bazar marathon will showcase Bangladesh’s marvelous beach and the heritage to the world,” said Ferdous.
Simon Lee, the English advisor of the meet echoed the same tune. “In England, the Great North Run which is participated by 55,000 runners is a brand name and we hope that Big Bangla Run will also flourish as a brand event of Bangladesh, we have the plans of attaching world famous names who will be starting the run in the future,” said Lee.
AFM Iqbal bin Anwar, the additional director of Walton said they have just tagged in and will award the top 10 finishers of the male and female section.
Abidur Rahman Shimu, the chairman Big Bangla Run, and officials Paul Townsley and Masrul Amin were also present on the occasion.
