Coinciding with the arrival anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Masoumeh (AS) in Qom and the commemoration of ‘Qom Day’, a great cycling event was held with the presence of 700 cyclists.
The cycling event was held on Friday with the cooperation of Qom Municipality Cultural, Artistic and Sports Organization, Imam Ali Ibn Abi Taleb (AS) Corps, Cycling Board and Roshd Jihadi Cultural Group.
The event was attended by Mohammad Reza Movahed, Deputy Commander of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Taleb (AS) Corps, Hojjatoleslam Esteghamat, a member of the Qom City Council, Qom Province Cycling Board, Abolghasem Moghimi, Managing Director of Qom Municipality Cultural, Artistic and Sports Organization, and a number of other municipal officials.
Furthermore, some 80 participants were awarded in the great cycling event which was held to increase the city’s social vitality and promote the culture of using bicycles.
In 2019, the Provincial Public Culture Council named the anniversary of the arrival of Hazrat Fatemeh Masoumeh (AS) in Qom, coinciding with the 23rd of Rabi al-Awal, as the ‘Day of Qom’.
Over the last three years, various programs have been performed to commemorate this historic day, which marked a turning point in the development of the city of Qom.