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Al Sager: Particpation exceeded alll expectations and provided yet a further testament to the success of this annual nationwide event.

Amidst a carnival-like atmosphere, more than 12,000 male and female enthusiastic competing walkers on Saturday 22^nd March, 2008 took to the smooth course of NBK's 14^th annual walkathon titled "Stop Smoking.. Start Walking", while thousands of cheering supporters and spectators and media people lined the racing route on the Arabian Gulf street to the finish line at the Green Island where the hugely successful conclusion of this event marked.

Speaking in front of thousands of contestants, spectators and guests, who gathered at the end of the walkathon to celebrate the awarding of the first-place winners from each participating category and enjoy the carnival like ceremony organized by NBK's PR team and attended by senior NBK officials headed by NBK Group CEO, Ibrahim S. Dabdoub and NBK's Group General Manager Administration, Waleed Khaled Al Yaqout, NBK Chief Executive Officer, Isam Jasem Al Sager said that the huge participation from the various age categories had by far exceeded all expectations, providing yet another testament of the great community confidence in this mega event which has become one of the much awaited NBK public activities.

Al Sager also thanked all the public and private authorities and institutions that helped in turning this event into a great success. The names of the top 10 winners from each category of the participants were also announced and awarded before the final draw for the grand prize of the brand new Volkswagen-Golf car was conducted.

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