First women's run sweeps through Algiers

Yahoo – AFP, May 6, 2016

Women take the start of the “100% women and supportive” race, named the
Algerian women’s race (L'Algeroise) on May 6, 2016 in the capital Algiers
(AFP Photo/Farouk Batiche)

Algiers (AFP) - Hundreds of women took part Friday in an unprecedented run through the streets of the Algerian capital to raise awareness about sports in the conservative Muslim country.

Wearing sweatpants, T-shirts and, in some cases, Muslim headscarves, the women took off from Didouche Mourad street in downtown Algiers for a three-kilometre (1.8 mile) run to the main post office.

Algerian middle distance runner Nouria Benida-Merah, who won a gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, took part in the race which was open to 13-year-olds and over.

The city's mayor and the minister of sports were on hand to watch the event, which organisers said was aimed at raising awareness of the role of women in society as well as women's participation in sports.

"I hope that the culture of women's running will take root in our society," Benida-Merah said.

Fridays in Algeria are usually dedicated to the weekly prayer and streets in the capital are typically busy with male worshippers heading to mosques.

Nabila Nedjar said she travelled 400 kilometres from her hometown in Constantine in eastern Algeria to take part in the race.

"It's a pleasure to see a run for women only and open to everyone," she said.

A 30-year-old mother who identified herself as Suheila said the race gives a positive image of Algerian women, portraying them as "dynamic and brave".

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