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| Delhi half-marathon mgt appreciates efforts of barefeet runner Gaurav | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 3: In a proud moment for J&K UT, the Jammu bare feet Runner Gaurav Gupta was appreciated and recognized by the management of Airtel Delhi Half-Marathon.
Gaurav participated in the recent virtual event of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon which was held on October 29. This was his 7th half marathon with Airtel Delhi Delhi and 5th in a row bare feet Gaurav this time ran from Jakh to Chamalyal covering the distance of 21.1 km bare feet near the India-Pakistan border by chanting the slogans of Bharat Mata ki Jai with holding Indian National Flag in his hands and completed the same well before stipulated time.
It is pertinent to mention that Gaurav Gupta is the only bare feet Runner of J&K UT. He started his journey of Marathons in the year 2014 and from 2017 onwards he started running bare feet as he was inspired by Milan Suman. This year in the month of January 2020 he participated in the Tata Mumbai Marathon and completed his first full marathon of 42km bare feet. |
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