The winners of the Veteran Male category being awarded.
The sixth edition of the Aspire Torch Staircase Run 2017 concluded on Saturday with around 300 community members participating. The challenge, which was held in partnership with the iconic Torch Doha Hotel at Aspire Zone, was organised by Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF).
The runners were divided into four categories: Juniors (16-17 years old), Open category (18-39 years old) and Veterans (40 and older), along with a category dedicated to hotel waiters and waitresses.
This year’s competition was the ultimate challenge of endurance, as runners climbed more than 1,300 steps to the 51st floor of the 300m tower.
At the finish line, Andi Jones won first place in the open male category (18-39) for the second consecutive year with a time of 7 minutes and 12 seconds. Katerina Matousova was awarded first place in the open female category (18-39) with a time of 10 minutes 42 seconds.
Andrew Buckley earned first place in the male veteran category, while Carmel Lord earned first place in the female category. In the male junior category, Oliver Guest earned first place with an impressive time of 9 minutes 31 seconds. Hallie Harris earned first place in the female junior category with a time of 11 mins 46 seconds.In the Waiter/Waitress Challenge, Khagendra Bharati came in first place with 11 minutes 9 seconds.
