2,500 take part in sixth Dhiraagu Broadband Road Race

Minivan News yesterday took part in the sixth annual Dhiraagu Broadband Road Race, alongside 2,500 other enthusiastic competitors.

Local telecoms company Dhiraagu initially started the event in 2007 as a way of promoting healthier lifestyles for Maldivians. The road race was organised in collaboration with the Athletics Association of the Maldives who conducted the timing.

Organisers and participating charity groups set up the start/finish area at the Raalhugandu surf point area, hoisting flags, painting a finish line, and working hard to ensure the event would get off to a smooth start.

The Minivan team began to have doubts about its preparations after checking the official road race website. Practising before the event was the first of the tips given to race entrants. Minivan’s preparations for the race consisted largely of having written an article about it six weeks before.