AIMS Children’s Series in Rwanda on 13 May in conjunction with the Kigali Peace Marathon.

The second event in the 2007 AIMS Children’s race series was held in Rwanda on 13 May in conjunction with the Kigali Peace Marathon.
More than 1200 children registered for the 5km fun run in which they ran alongside people of all ages.
They started from within the national stadium, and ran pell-mell for the exit gate to start their circuit of the surrounding streets in the outlying district of the Rwandan capital.
The race attracted a lot of support from the crowd along the route. The circuit included some inclines, made more taxing by the moderate altitude, but even the smallest children seemed to complete the entire course without stopping or walking.
The last part of the lap involved circling the stadium on the road outside before entering the arena to run the final 300m on the track.
AIMS supports children running in Aisa and Africa with-shirts and medals for all participants.

Children running

The popularity of the Kigali event was such that only one age group, 10-11 year olds, was included within the Children’s race and others entered individually for the fun run. Children were entered through their schools, and some of them travelled long distances to reach the capital, and had to stay overnight to be able to participate in the race.

The 2007 AIMS Children’s Series will conclude with the event to be held in Addis Ababa on 8 September.

Source
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