KUWAIT: Discover America 2018 Fun Run/Walk was held on Friday at the Boulevard, Salmiya. It was attended by several people from all walks of life including US Ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence Silverman. The event was a prelude to kick-start the 6th Annual Discover America Week, which this year will take place over two weeks. During the next fourteen days the US Embassy will organize 25 programs promoting different aspects of the United States.

"We will highlight American culture, food, restaurants, fashion, music, film, education, tourism, business, automobiles, and healthy lifestyles. More than two dozen US restaurants and retail stores will also be offering special promotions during the two weeks. I encourage you all to participate where you can. I would like to highlight the 10-kilometer bicycle ride we are organizing on Saturday morning at Kuwait University," he said. The ambassador pointed out that events are a great opportunity to put a spotlight on the strong US-Kuwaiti friendship, and explore areas to broaden and deepen this relationship," he added.

Silverman also thank the Al-Mutawa pharmacies where they provided tests for blood pressure and also testing blood sugar levels for anyone interested. "Testing for blood sugar can help show if you are at risk for diabetes so I encourage everyone to see what their blood sugar levels are," he said. He also thanked Nike and the Ali Abdulwahab Company for sponsoring Fun Run and to Pro-Vision for coordinating all of the event's logistics.

Winners (Male)

1. Eduardo Valcarce Merayo

2. Mohammad Salman

3. Ahmad Qanbar

Winners (Female)

1. Amal Al-Roumi

2. Taiba Al-Nouri

3. Anna Wrzescz.

- Photos by Joseph Shagra

By Ben Garcia