This year, the international half-marathon dedicated to the Tajik Capital City Day will take place on April 20.
According to the Dushanbe mayor’s office, representatives of all regions of the country will participate in this race. Besides, athletes from twenty-seven countries of the world have been invited to participate in the upcoming half-marathon.
Representatives of some cities, which are Dushanbe’s sister cities, are also expected to participate in the event.
The winners (man & woman) will receive 31,150 somoni (equivalent to more than 3,000 U.S. dollars) each. The runners-up will receive 26,700 somoni each; runners that will win the third place – 22,250 somoni each; fourth place – 17,800 somoni each; and fifth place – 16,200 somoni each.
This year’s event will be the tenth edition of the race and athletes from Afghanistan, Belarus, Canada, China, France, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Ukraine, the United States, Uzbekistan and other countries are expected to participate in the Dushanbe international half-marathon.
The Dushanbe International Hal-Marathon is the main event to celebrate the Tajik Capital City Day. The Capital City Day is marked in Tajikistan on the third Saturday of April, and this year, it will be marked on April 20.
The first Dushanbe International Half-Marathon (21.097 kilometers) took place in April 2010 and athletes from 14 Dushanbe’s sister cities participated in that race.
