Heydar Aliyev Foundation-initiated Baku Marathon 2017 starts

Baku Marathon-2017, initiated by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, has kicked off at Flag Square of the city.

Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva and Arzu Aliyeva are attending the marathon held under the slogan “Win the wind, AzerNews reported citing Azertac.

The marathon was preceded by a ceremony to award media representatives for their role in coverage of last year`s event.

More than 13 thousand participants representing US, Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Turkey, Iran and other countries are attending the marathon.