City Run wipro Bangalore Marathon was a success with participation of more than 25000 runners. Anish Thapa, who won the New delhi Marathon, won two marathon titles in the same year. services sports Control Board's Anish Thapa (SSCB) and Maharashtra's Jyoti Gawate emerged as the champions of the wipro Bangalore Marathon. More than 25000 people participated in the race held in the city on Sunday. governor of karnataka Thawarchand Gehlot launched the morning run. The competition was held in three categories. 42.195 km full marathon, 21.1 km half marathon and 5 km hope run.
Anish Thapagi's 2nd win this year. He also won the New delhi Marathon organized by NEB Sports. On Sunday, Anish completed the marathon in 2 hours 18.06 minutes beating his rivals Akshay saini (SSCB) and kuldeep Singh (Uttar Pradesh). Jyoti Gawate, who completed the race in 3 hours 8.53 minutes, beat her competitor ashwini Jadhav from maharashtra (3 hours 9.00 minutes) and became the champion in the women's category.
Race director Nagaraja Adiga said, 'It is great to see so many young and enthusiastic runners participating year after year. We will try to take this race to greater heights in future editions. This program would not have been successful without the cooperation of sponsors wipro, Bangalore police and the runners' group, he said. karnataka governor Thawarchand Gehlot said, 'It is very gratifying to see so many citizens of Bangalore getting up early in the morning and coming to the race.' Meanwhile, the governor praised the unprecedented performance of indians in the Asian Games.
Sports minister B distributed the prizes to the winners. nagendra expressed his happiness at the enthusiasm and interest of Bengalurus to adopt a healthy lifestyle. karnataka Olympics President, mla and Chief Minister's Political Secretary K. Govindaraju said that sports have the potential to bring people from all walks of life together. Encouraged and motivated the athletes. Saurabh Govil, Chief Human Resource Officer of wipro said, 'Sporting events like wipro Bangalore Marathon and Spirit of wipro Run create camaraderie, camaraderie and competitive spirit among people. I would like to congratulate everyone who participated in the race and the winners who won the award.
Arjuna award winner, running ambassador Dr. Reeth Abraham said, 'Running is a part of the lives of people living in urban areas. Such programs work to bring people together. I hope more people will participate in the next editions. Mr. murali Malayappan, President and Managing director of sriram Properties said, 'We were very happy to see such a large number of people participating in the run in Bangalore. The participation of such a large number of people is proof that the Bangalore Marathon is a world class event. We are committed to take this gathering one step further.
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