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Jerusalem Marathon Registers 50,000 After Full Race Is Canceled for Heat and Dust

The scaled-back event signaled civic resolve during a U.S.-brokered 10‑day ceasefire.

Overview

  • Organizers scrapped the 26.2‑mile marathon and moved other starts earlier because forecasters warned of a heatwave and dusty conditions.
  • The races went ahead during a 10‑day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel brokered by the United States.
  • More than 50,000 people registered to run, though international participation was lower than in past years.
  • Alame Haimro won the men's half‑marathon in 1:07:31 and Bika Mintamer won the women's race in 1:24:29.
  • Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion started the 10K with former Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski and said the day showed the city keeps moving forward.