The sixth edition of the Aspire Torch Staircase Run (ATSR), organised by Aspire Zone Foundation, will start on Saturday at the Torch Hotel with over 250 sports enthusiasts competing to be the first ones to reach the top.
This year's route of the Aspire Torch Staircase Run will be the ultimate challenge of endurance, as runners will have to make their way to the top of the 300m tower to the 51st floor, climbing more than 1300 steps. Those who finish the race in the shortest time will receive valuable cash prizes.
The competition has been a major draw in Qatar, with over 250 participants registered so far, including last year's Veteran Male champion, Ewan Cameron.
Registration for this year's race is open for participants 16 years of age and older and will feature several categories for both male and female participants in different age groups.
The first categories to compete will be the junior male and junior female (16 to 17 years old), followed by the veteran male and veteran female (40 years old and above), followed by the open waiter/waitress category for the hotel's wait staff, and finally the open male and open female (18 to 39 years old) categories.
To guarantee safety and fairness, contestants are required to leave space for each other when competing and are not allowed to run in groups to avoid clashes.
