21st Official Asian Games Fun Run in Tashkent, Uzbekistan 08-05-2006

Over three hundred children sprinted to the finish line inside the National Bank of Uzbekistan Sports Complex, on Monday 8th May, as part of the 21st Official Asian Games Fun Run.  The Fun Run celebrated sport in Asia and highlighted the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006.

Organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Uzbekistan National Olympic Committee, the fun run consisted of three different age groups of children ranging from nine to 14 years.  All the children took part in a group warm up to the sounds of Uzbek dance music and were entertained by local gymnasts creating a buzz of excitement before they all headed to the start line. The route of fun run took the runners through a beautiful leafy green park in the NBU sports complex. 

Each child that took part was rewarded with a certificate of achievement and a limited edition 15th Asian Games T-shirt from the OCA.

The winners from each race were presented with bronze, silver or gold medals by various representatives from Macau NOC, DAGOC, Uzbeskistan NOC, China NOC, UAE NOC as well as Mr. Manuel Silverio Vice President OCA, Raja Randhir Singh, Secretary General OCA, Mr. Husain Ali Al-Musalam, Director General, OCA and James Macleod from Olympic Solidarity.  

The event attracted wide-spread press attention and was featured that evening on local TV stations Uzbekistan Youth Channel and Uzbekistan Sports Channel. Local daily newspapers both in Uzbekistan and Russian language were also present to capture all the action