Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, minister of youth and sports, led a cycling Marathon, on Friday morning, which organized by the ministry in the new administrative capital, in the presence of the member of the Chinese chamber of commerce, head of China Bicycle Division, a group of young boys and girls and a number of the ministry’s leaders, the marathon was 11 km long starting from the Nativity of Christ Cathedral to El-Fattah El-Aleem mosque.

Sobhy stressed the ministry's interest in spreading sports among young people and citizens and making it a lifestyle through sports events and marathons executed by youth and sports directorates in all governorates of the Republic, Emphasizing the importance of sports in human life.

The minister also called for the coordination with sports federations and groups interested in spreading the sport of running and cycling in executing sports marathons with the participation of large numbers of young people on a regular basis, praising the size of participation in the cycling marathon in the new administrative capital.

Dr. Ashraf Sobhy explained that the axis of sports development is considered one of the main axes that the ministry is targeting in developing the sports sector, it includes developing the sports development agenda to include all segments of society, and executing health improvement programs for citizens through sports practice.

The minister distributed the prizes to the participants at the end of the marathon, and then went to pray El-Gomaa at El-Fattah Mosque with the participants.