Kyrgyzstan hosts annual international marathon of SCO
STORY: Kyrgyzstan hosts annual international marathon of SCO
DATELINE: May 14, 2022
LENGTH: 00:02:00
LOCATION: Bishkek
CATEGORY: SPORTS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of runners
2. various of the awarding ceremony
STORYLINE:
The annual International Issyk-Kul Marathon of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) "Run the Silk Road" started on Saturday in Kyrgyzstan's resort of Cholpon-Ata.
The start of the marathon was given by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Zhaparov. SCO Secretary General Zhang Ming sent a video message to the participants.
In his speech, Zhang noted that expanding cooperation in the field of sports is one of the main areas of cooperation between the SCO member states. He said that in the SCO Moscow Declaration of 2020 and the Dushanbe Declaration dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the SCO last year, sports was listed as one of the important tools for ensuring peace, social inclusion and sustainable development.
"The SCO Marathon occupies a special posit
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