With over 200 contestants taking part, Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) successfully concluded the eighth edition of the Aspire Torch Staircase Run (ATSR 2019) on Friday.

The event involved participants of all ages and backgrounds in the race categories for children, adults, masters and companies.

British Andrew Jones managed to maintain first place in the Masters — Men’s category for the second consecutive year by reaching the 51st floor of the Torch in 7 minutes and 22 seconds. Mohammed Al Obaidli from Qatar came in second, and Croatian Ivo Kovacic came in third. Abdullah Aman Al Khater, Director of Venues and Events at Aspire Logistics awarded the winners of the Masters – Men’s category.

In the men’s adult category, Tunisian Nasreddine Mansour came in first place, finishing in 8 minutes 26 seconds, while Cornelia Jan Wouters from the Netherlands finished runner-up. French Matthieu Corpet came in third. The winners were honoured by Sherif Sabri, Managing Director of the Torch-Doha Hotel.

In the women’s adult category, British Stephanie Innes-Smith snatched first place in 12 minutes 41 seconds, Hanna Clark from Denmark was runner-up, while Tunisian Amira Azizi came third.

Cheryl Aquionaval from the Philippines came in first place with a time of 14 minutes 42 seconds in the Masters — Women’s category, Swiss Manuela Pauley came in second, and Maria Cecilia from the Philippines also came in third. The winners were honoured by Khairiya Al Absi, Manager of Partnership and Sponsorship at Aspire Logistics.

For the children’s category, Aisha Al Maadeed from Qatar defended her last year’s title by retaining first place in the category of girls in 4 minutes 43 seconds, while American Hanan Eriksson runner-up in the same category, and Jenna Khatib from the United States also came in the third place.

While Nidal Yahya from India took the first place in the same category for boys after finishing in 3 minutes and 7 seconds, the British Liam Wilson managed to finish second and Hassan Shipchandler from the United States came in third place. Amal Al-Sheemy, Manager of Media and Communication at Aspire Zone Foundation, honored both boys and girls categories.

In the corporate category, the Civil Defense team won the race with a time of 10 minutes and 41 seconds, the Civil Aviation team came second, while RasGas came third.

Source: The Peninsula Qatar

The winning teams in the corporate category were crowned by Abdullah Aman Al Khater, Director of Facilities and Events at Aspire Logistics, and Ahmed Mahmoud Al Abdullah, Civil Aviation Team Officer.

Abdullah Aman Al Khater, Chairman of the Organising Committee of the race said: “I congratulate all the winners and we are happy with the success of the eighth edition of the race, which witnessed a great demand for registration. Members of the same family participated in different race categories, and non-participants enjoyed the activities of the fun zone.”

The participation of Aspire Academy students this year added a special flavour to the race, where 11 students took part in the race until the 51st floor.

Abdulsalam Arif Alawi won the first place. His colleagues Muwafaq Faqeer Algadi and Abdalla Nabil Adam came second and third in the race.

Nasser Abdullah Al Hajri, Director of Communication and Public Relations at Aspire Zone Foundation, crowned the winners of the Academy students.

Source: https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/27/10/2019/Over-200-contestants-take-part-in-8th-edition-of-Aspire-Torch-Staircase-Run

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