 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 11: Several runners from Jammu along with national and international athletes including those belonging to Kenya and Denmark put on their running shoes, braving the morning chill making Jammu Half Marathon, organized by Jammu Athletes Club a grand success. The Marathoners were grouped as per race category around 5:30 am and then a stretching session was followed. The marathon was flagged off at sharp 6.30 am by dignitaries, B.B Vyas (Advisor to Governor J&K), Prof. Manoj Dhar (VC Jammu University. Ramesh Kumar IAS (DC Jammu), Talat Parvez Rohilla (Commissioner Excise Dept), Arvind Kotwal (Commissioner JMC), Syed Mureed Husain Shah (Deputy Excise Commissioner), Dr. Meenakshi Kilam (Registrar Jammu University) and CA R.K. Gupta. The runners were tapped on timings through the tracking chip on the bib and the result of the timings was sent to their respective registered mobiles after finishing the race in the registered category. The half-marathon, started from University of Jammu, and culminated back on the campus. The winners were encouraged by the dignitaries which included B.B Vyas, Navin K Choudhary IAS, Prof. Manoj Dhar and many more and were given prizes and certificates in their respective categories. The winners in 10 km category Male are Pazam Viren, Bhushan Kumar and Deepak Kumar as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. The winners in 10 km category Female are Amandeep Kaur, Amanmeet Kaur and Sheetal Lalotra as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. The winners in 21 km category (Age 18-45 Male) are Satinder Singh, Flex, and Martin as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. The winners in 21 km category (Age 18-45 Female) are Preeti, Mandeep Kaur and Simran Kocher as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. The winners in 21 km category (Age 46-60 Male) are Ramesh Raina, surinder Choudhary and Sandeep Singh as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. The winners in 21 km category (Age 46-60 Female) are Pawan Sharma, Sudesh Barotra and Indu Jamwal as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. The winners in 21 km category (Above 60) are Rajesh Padha, Prabhat Singh and Amar choudhary as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The said event was very well organised and drew shrieks of praises from international runners. They were in awe of the level of professionalism followed at the event. It was quite surprising that runners including men, women, and children, seasoned and amateur gathered at the university at 5:00 am which was half an hour before the gathering time. They were grouped as per categories followed by a stretching session. The track had hydration and medical points and also entertainment zones that lifted the spirits of the runners. "I am so proud and excited to run in this kind of event happening in our city. I congratulate JAC for this endeavour and wish to see more events of such stature in the city. And that is the reason why we all were here early. I have attended the marathons across the nation and also the ones earlier in Jammu but nothing come close to the standards JAC has set," a runner shared with a smile after finishing the marathon in 21 km category.
"It felt great, I didn't know what to expect as there is a certain image in mind when you come to J&K. It is surely none of that and is so peaceful. The event speaks high of the progressive mind-set of the organisers. I am sure I along with other international runners will be coming often to Jammu," a Kenyan runner said. |
