Expo 2020 Dubai to host Terry Fox Run

Expo 2020 Dubai to host Terry Fox Run

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DUBAI / WAM

Expo 2020 Dubai will host Terry Fox Run on Saturday to mark World Cancer Day and bring expo’s Health and Wellness Week to a close.

The charity family fun run is being held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee, and Chairperson of Al Jalila Foundation, who supported the very first Terry Fox Run in Dubai in 1994.

The Terry Fox Run takes its name from a young Canadian university student who lost a leg to cancer. Wanting to give hope to cancer patients, the amputee athlete ran 5,373 km – close to a marathon every day for 143 days – to raise funds for cancer research. Now an annual event in 33 countries across five continents, it has evolved into the largest fundraising event in support of cancer research globally.

Organised by Canadian Business Council Dubai and hosted by Expo 2020 Dubai to support Al Jalila Foundation, this year’s run continues its tradition