The launch of Promeen Oman Marathon 2026 on Friday and extensive preparations
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The 16th "Promeen Oman Marathon" will kick off next Friday, under the patronage of His Highness Prince Firas bin Raed, with the slogan "Run in the Heart of Oman", with the participation of runners from Jordan and abroad, amid the completion of organizational and field preparations for the event.
This year's marathon has been awarded the "World Athletics Road Race Label" for the second consecutive time, continuing its presence among internationally recognized road races, alongside its wide participation in various categories and races.
As part of the final preparations for the marathon launch, the second security coordination meeting was held at the Central Amman Police Directorate, aiming to complete security and field coordination and raise the level of readiness to ensure the smooth flow of events and the safety of participants, the public, volunteers, and staff.
The meeting was chaired by Assistant Director of Central Amman Police, Colonel Tariq Al-Wardat, in the presence of the General Director of the Jordanian Marathon Association, Lina Al-Kurd, where various security and organizational aspects related to the event were discussed, the security and field deployment plan, the mechanism for managing traffic on race routes, alongside procedures for securing participants, the public, volunteers, and staff.
The meeting also presented race routes, gathering and starting points, arrival, mechanisms for road closures and temporary traffic diversions, and plans for dealing with emergency situations, alongside enhancing coordination and communication channels between various concerned parties before and during the marathon.
The meeting was attended by the route manager, the operations officer of the association, a delegate from the operations and control in the Public Security Directorate, alongside representatives from the Gendarmerie Directorate, the Central Traffic Department, the Civil Defense, the Stadium Security Unit, the Criminal Investigation and Preventive Security, and the Women's Police, reflecting the integration of efforts between various agencies and parties participating in securing marathon events.
The events include 42.195 km races, a relay marathon of the same distance, a half marathon of 21 km, and a 10 km race, alongside categories for people with disabilities in the 21 km and 10 km races.
The attendees emphasized the importance of continuing field coordination and raising the level of readiness during the last days before the race, contributing to providing a safe and organized environment for all participants and attendees, and ensuring the smooth flow of marathon events according to approved plans.
The second security coordination meeting is part of a series of preparations conducted by the Jordanian Marathon Association (Run Jordan) in cooperation with security agencies and relevant parties, in preparation for the launch of the marathon.
The race events start with the launch of the 42.195 km and 21 km races at six in the morning, while the 10 km race starts at nine in the morning.