The Palestine Marathon is an annual road running event, including races over the marathon, half marathon, 21 km, 10 km and 5 km distances, that takes place on the streets of Bethlehem, Palestine. It was held for the first time on April 21, 2013, and has been held annually since. The Palestine Marathon was created to highlight restrictions in Palestinian freedom of movement, especially for Palestinian women. The idea to organize a marathon in Bethlehem was originally conceived by two Danish entrepreneurs, Lærke Hein and Signe Fischer, after the annual UNRWA marathon in the Gaza Strip was cancelled because Hamas authorities would not permit women to run, as the said it's against Islam laws. Fischer has stated that the idea to organise the marathon first came to her while she was stuck waiting at a checkpoint. Hein and Fischer worked with local counterparts including George Zeidan, establishing the Right to Movement running group, which organised the first marathon with support from the Palestine Olympic Committee (POC). More information...
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