The Race Against Time is a 1988 adventure video game designed by the Oliver Twins, and developed and published by Codemasters.

The player controls Sudanese runner Omar Khalifa, who has to venture to six continents to light torch bowls and raise flags to begin the 1988 Sport Aid, a sport-themed charity organization.

The game had been expected to raise £1 million, but instead became a commercial failure, and Codemasters later expressed regret for their association with Sport Aid.

After its release, the game had to be recalled because of Codemasters' unauthorized usage of an image of Jesse Owens on the packaging; it was replaced with a picture of Carl Lewis.

The goal of the game is to raise a flag and light a torch bowl in six continents over five in-game hours, beginning in Sudan.

In side-scrolling game screens, the player runs past landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, the Sydney Opera House and Mount Rushmore.

Lighting all the flames and raising the flags opens up the final destination to the United Nations in New York City, beginning the 1988 Sport Aid.

[7] Upon its release, The Race Against Time received a polarized reception by video game critics reviewing the versions on all three platforms.