May El-Khalil
May Faysal El-Khalil (born December 20, 1957 in Alayh , Lebanon) is a Lebanese sports official.
May El-Khalil is a passionate athlete. In 2001 she was seriously injured by a car while running; she was in a coma for days and it was unclear if she could ever walk again. During her recovery period, during which she was operated on more than 20 times, she came up with the idea of running a marathon in Beirut. As President of the Beirut Marathon Association , she organized the first run in 2003, which was attended by 6,000 runners. At the ninth edition in November 2011, 30,000 runners were at the start. El-Khalil sees the Beirut Marathon as a "peace run".
May El-Khalil has received numerous awards for her commitment, including a. 2011 with the Laureus Sport for Good Award and the Power of Sport Award (awarded by the Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive (AIPS)). Since 2014 the marathon in Beirut has been run under the IAAF Silver Label Road Races .
She is married to Faysal M. El-Khalil, the Chairman of the Seven-Up Bottling Company in Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Kenya. Her brother-in-law is the former multiple Lebanese minister Anwar M. El-Khalil, who has been represented in the Lebanese parliament since 1992.
Individual evidence
- ↑ If a marathon is supposed to be more than just sport , go to rp-online.de on November 25, 2011
- ↑ Beirut Marathon in the Sign of Peace , on joggen-online.de
- ^ Founder of Beirut Marathon May El-Khalil wins Laureus Sport for Good Award , on aipsmedia.com
- ^ Beirut Marathon Association. In: beirutmarathon.org. Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Board of Directors ( Memento from May 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), on makholdings.com
Web links
- May El-Khalil on laureus.com (Engl.)
- May El-Khalil on whoisshe.lau.edu.lb (Engl.)
- May El-Khalil on proud2blebanese.com ( Memento from February 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- Faysal E-Khalil ( Memento from May 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | El-Khalil, May |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | El-Khalil, May Faysal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese sports official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alayh |