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Over 4,000 runners entered the Pyramids Half Marathon, Egypt

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Cairo, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Some four thousand runners from 85 countries will participate in the Pyramids Half Marathon, to be held in the west of this capital on December 11, Egypt's Ministry of Youth and Sports announced today.

The government’s agency said in a statement that the event will be held in the area of the famous Pyramids of Giza, the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world still standing.

Deputy Minister Abdul Awal Mohamed said on Saturday that Egypt is working to host various international sports tournaments and events in the near future.

According to The TriFactory, the company organizing the half marathon, it will be run in three distances: five, 10 and 21 kilometers.

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