Participants of the 2024 Dubai Run, who transformed Sheikh Zayed Road into a sea of green, gathered last Nov. 24 to conclude Dubai Fitness Challenge 2024, not to support Vice President Sara Duterte as a TikTok video falsely claimed in .
TikTok user @ysa102invasion posted on Nov. 24 a compilation of clips of the crowd during the Dubai Run and the accompanying text:
DUBAI RUN 2024. GREEN FOR 🇵🇭 VP SARA 💚🦅
The post was captioned:
DUBAI RUN 2024 NAGKULAY BERDE ANG KALSADA!🦅💚💚💚🇵🇭💪 #VPSara #Pilipinas #fyp #foryoupage
Duterte’s supporters camped at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) Shrine along Ortigas Avenue last Nov. 26 for a candle lighting protest to show support after Duterte’s involvement in issues such as confidential funds and death threats to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez.
TikTok users @welardbernante and @nickilicious84 shared clips showing the shirt’s design for the Dubai Run, proving no connection with Duterte.
In @welardbernante’s video, the green shirt displayed the word “Mai Dubai," which hosted the event and is known as one of the leading sustainable bottled water brands in Dubai.
The Dubai Fitness Challenge website saidthe run aimed to celebrate fitness and conclude DFC, a monthlong celebration that challenges the Dubai community to complete 30 minutes of exercise every day for 30 days (30x30).
This year’s run was spearheaded by the Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE’s deputy prime minister and defense minister, and chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai with 278,000 runners joining.
@ysa102invasion’s video has garnered over 170, 500 views with 17,700 likes and 1,730 comments as of writing. The account has 24,500 followers. (CB)