Jammu athletes gear up for Delhi Airtel Half Marathon

Athletes posing for a group photograph before their participation in Delhi Airtel Half Marathon.
Athletes posing for a group photograph before their participation in Delhi Airtel Half Marathon.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 28: Athletes from Jammu are all set to participate in the Delhi Airtel 8th Half Marathon, which will be held tomorrow.
The Marathon will be of 21.042 kilometers, wherein six runners from Jammu will be vying for the top honours.
The different age groups from 24 years to 60 years and above included Nakul Saraf, Gaurav Gupta, Pawan Sharma, VK Dogra, Rajesh Padha and Parbat Singh.
Nakul will be running for the first time, Rajesh Padha is running for the 5th time, while the rest of the athletes are running for the 2nd time in this Marathon.
Rajesh Padha, who has the distinction of winning silver medal in National Masters Meet 2015 held at Dharamshalla, is the inspiration for all these runners. Pawan Sharma has the honour of winning gold medal in Dharamshalla Masters Meet in 1500 meters and 5000 meters and in Pune Half Marathon in 2015.

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