Ooredoo Qatar Celebrates Double Stevie® Award Win for the Doha Marathon by Ooredoo
Gold and bronze honours recognise sporting excellence and far-reaching community impact
Doha, Qatar
Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading telecommunications and ICT provider, has secured two prestigious Stevie® Awards for the 14th edition of Doha Marathon by Ooredoo, earning Gold in the Sporting Event category and Bronze in the CSR Experience category at the 23rd Annual International Business Awards®.
The double international recognition celebrates the evolution of the Doha Marathon by Ooredoo from a community-focused race into one of Qatar’s most prominent sporting events and an increasingly established fixture on the global athletics calendar.
The Gold Stevie® Award recognises the Marathon’s sustained growth, international standing, and operational excellence, while the Bronze Stevie® Award highlights its wider contribution to inclusion, active lifestyles, community engagement, and social impact.
From just a few hundred runners when it was launched in 2013, the Doha Marathon by Ooredoo has grown dramatically. It has now held World Athletics Gold Label status for three consecutive years and ranks among the world’s top 25 marathons. The 2026 edition, which saw Olympic champion Tamirat Tola win the men’s elite race in a new course record of 2:05:40, was the largest and most diverse to date, attracting a record 20,000 participants representing 160 nationalities. It also drew 2,200 international runners travelling from outside Qatar, further strengthening the event’s contribution to sports tourism and Doha’s reputation as an international sporting destination.
The two Stevie® Awards also recognise an event whose impact increasingly extends beyond elite sporting performance. Inclusivity has become a defining feature, with the 2026 edition introducing the Blue Race, designed specifically for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families, while complimentary race entries supported participation by people with disabilities and the event attracted strong representation from para-athletes, including Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead. Proceeds from the Marathon also support local charitable initiatives, a contribution recognised separately through Ooredoo’s Rawda Award for Excellence in Social Work.
The awards follow a landmark year for the Marathon. Participant satisfaction at the 2026 edition reached 98.7%, with 98.2% saying they intended to return, while media coverage generated more than 715 clippings and reached a global audience exceeding 41 million.
The latest Stevie® honours add to Ooredoo Qatar’s growing portfolio of international recognition and underline the company’s commitment to creating initiatives that enrich people’s lives and deliver meaningful value to Qatar and its communities.