With the participation of more than 600 runners from 55 nationalities

Emirati runner Mohammed Al Hassani, champion of the Dubai Snow Run

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The fourth edition of the Dubai Snow Run, the first of its kind in the Middle East, organised annually by Dubai Sports Council and Majid Al Futtaim, concluded yesterday at the Ski Dubai Snow Hall in Mall of the Emirates. Emirati runner Mohammed Al Hassani won the title of the fourth edition of the race, which is a pivotal addition to enhancing the attractiveness of Dubai as a preferred destination for snow sports in the region, with its capabilities, ingredients and advanced infrastructure necessary for the success of such sporting events. The race witnessed wide participation by elite runners numbering more than 600 runners from 55 nationalities from inside and outside the country, in two categories and over a distance of three and five kilometers.

At the end of the race, Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of Dubai Sports Council, crowned the winners of the first places, in the presence of Nasser Aman Al Rahma, Assistant Secretary General of the Council, Ignis Lahoud, Chief Executive Officer of Majid Al Futtaim Leisure, Entertainment and Cinemas, and Mohammed Al Otri, Vice President of Global Snow Projects at the Group.

Al Hassani won first place after finishing the 5km race in 19:19 minutes, beating defending champion Felix Matt of Kenya and third of Bahrain's Khalid Bucheeri.

In the women's five-kilometre event, Kenya's Anne Wangohi retained the title, followed by Romania's Gabriela Fatu in second and Australia's Lucy Morton in third. In the men's three-kilometer race, Rich Zelensky won first place, followed by Vladimir Gorbachev, then Emirati Yaqoub Abdullah third, and in the women's three-kilometer race, Karis Brown won first place, followed by Olga Belukalova and Anna Yashkikova third. In teams, Block 20 won the title, with Dazzler's team second and Desert Storm third.

• Kenya's Anne Wangohi retained the women's 5km title.