Over 46000 Indian, Int’l athletes participate
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 22: A big number of runners from Jammu took part in prestigious Tata Mumbai Marathon, with ace veteran runners Parbhat Singh, Rajesh Padha, Kanupriya and Rovleen excelling in the event held on the other day.
Parbhat won gold in full Marathon (42 kms) with a timing 4.5.17 seconds. He has the distinction of bagging silver medal at Airtel Half Marathon Delhi and Jammu Half Marathon in 2018.
42 runners from Jammu including five women took part in the event. Rajesh Padha, Rajinder Gupta, Surinder Choudhary and Dr Dilawer are a few prominent runners to name.
Among women athletes Kanupriya Garg and Rovleen made the State proud by finishing Full Marathon in good time.
Jammu Runners Group (JRG) once again led from the front by fielding 20 runners in Full Mara-thon, 10 runners in Hlaf Marathon and 5 in 10 kms run.
Those who participated in Full Marathon included Parbhat Singh, Rajesh Padha, Surinder Choudhary, Dr Dilawer Khan, Harinderpal Singh, Gursharan Singh, Kanupriya, Parwinder Singh, Sandeep Milka, Rovleen, Rajinder Gupta, Maj Jaipal, Akshun Gupta, Vikram Gupta, Rahul, Mudhasir Nabi and Sanjay, while who participated in Half Marathon were Ajit, Vikram Garg, Satbir Singh, Neeraj Rohmetra, Kunal Chib, Chandan Gupta, Rampal, Satish Gupta, Rajesh Sharma, Aryan Gupta and Col Anil Sharma.
The participants who took part in 10 kilometers run included Renu Gupta, Sapna Rohmetra, Amogh Rohmetra, Gurmeet Kaur and Ansh Gupta.
Gaurav, the only barefooted runner from Jammu got injured and was forced to withdraw.
This year the event saw the participation of 8,414 runners in the Full Marthon, 15,457 in Half Marathon, 2,516 in Timed 10K, 17,661 in Dream Run, 1,005 in Senior Citizens Run, and 1,301 in Champions with Disability.
Big names from abroad and India took part in this prestigious event.
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