NASA engineer completes Antarctica marathon, raises flag of Lebanon

By Grace Halabi
Lebanese-American George Haddad endured a treacherous trip to the Earth’s southernmost continent, ran a 26 mile marathon, and raised the flag of Lebanon at the end.

George Haddad: Running for life

By Grace Halabi
George F. Haddad, a senior engineer with NASA, will be running in the Antarctica Marathon in March 7th and will be the first Lebanese to take part in it

Over 30,000 took part in the Beirut Marathon

Both President Michel Suleiman and Prime minister Saad Hariri displayed a spirit of of sportsmanship and participated in the Beirut Marathon today

Hariri took part in the Beirut Marathon race

Prime Minister Saad Hariri took part Sunday in the 10-kilometer race at Beirut Marathon, saying sport is “important for building a healthy and sound society.”
“We have to bring Lebanese together, and sport is a very important event that can bring them together,” Hariri said as he arrived in downtown Beirut to participate in the race.

Source: Dalati & Nohra