The World Harmony Run team met in Tunis on March 7th. A surprise was awaiting them at the airport. Bechir Elloumi, the secretary general of the Tunisian Athletic Federation welcomed each of them warmly. He took special care of them, making sure they had everything they needed before they started the run in the south of Tunisia the following day. The Federation generously sponsored their whole stay in the country. On March 8th, after picking the last member of the team at the airport, the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team was ready to leave with two new members runners, Moez Baklouti, president of the Tunisian association for sport management and driver Achraf Mensi. In Gabes, they had the pleasure to meet Ezzedine Bechraoui, vice director of the minister regional office of sport, who help organised the passage of the run in the Gabes area. During the day, they visited the tomb of Saint Sidi Boulbaba, who was a companion of the prophet Mahomet and was sent from Mecca to Gabes to spread the message of islam. The torch runners also stopped in Matmata, a troglodyte village in the area. The European World Harmony Run starts in Rome, Italy on March 27, 2008; the final ceremony is scheduled to be held in Prague on October 6, 2008.Thursday, March 13, 2008
World Harmony Run visits Tunisia
The World Harmony Run team met in Tunis on March 7th. A surprise was awaiting them at the airport. Bechir Elloumi, the secretary general of the Tunisian Athletic Federation welcomed each of them warmly. He took special care of them, making sure they had everything they needed before they started the run in the south of Tunisia the following day. The Federation generously sponsored their whole stay in the country. On March 8th, after picking the last member of the team at the airport, the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team was ready to leave with two new members runners, Moez Baklouti, president of the Tunisian association for sport management and driver Achraf Mensi. In Gabes, they had the pleasure to meet Ezzedine Bechraoui, vice director of the minister regional office of sport, who help organised the passage of the run in the Gabes area. During the day, they visited the tomb of Saint Sidi Boulbaba, who was a companion of the prophet Mahomet and was sent from Mecca to Gabes to spread the message of islam. The torch runners also stopped in Matmata, a troglodyte village in the area. The European World Harmony Run starts in Rome, Italy on March 27, 2008; the final ceremony is scheduled to be held in Prague on October 6, 2008.
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I am glad to hear that Tunisia took a wide wave in the sports events organization, this is linked to the tunisian specialists came back to the country from the USA to teach in the field of Sport Management.
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