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GUWAHATI
Top-rung planetary athletes were among immoderate 3,000 runners who participated successful the 2nd variation of the Aizawl International Half Marathon (AIHM) held astatine the Mizoram superior connected Saturday (February 14, 2026).
Sixteen athletes from Bahrain, Ethiopia, France, Kenya, the United Kingdom, and different countries took portion successful the lawsuit that Governor Vijay Kumar Singh flagged disconnected from the city’s Rajiv Gandhi Stadium.
Jointly organised by the Mizoram authorities and Innovations India, the lawsuit marked a important leap from its debut variation successful 2025, which had attracted astir 1,500 participants, mostly from the northeastern region.
The Governor said the pleasant upwind and “very good” AQI (air prime index) marque Aizawl an perfect venue for marathons and different diversion events.
Mizoram’s Sports and Tourism Minister, Lalnghinglova Hmar, said the surge successful information by astir 100% underlined the increasing estimation of Aizawl arsenic a large sports destination successful India. “It besides reflects Mizoram’s increasing sporting civilization and its capableness to big international-standard events,” helium said.
“The information of elite planetary athletes and thousands of runners from crossed India shows that Mizoram is acceptable to big planetary events. It is simply a arrogant infinitesimal for our State and a large boost for our tourism and sports ecosystem,” helium said.
Kenya’s Kemboi Kevin Kiprono won the half-marathon successful the 21 km Open Male class with a spot clip of 1:06:28, followed intimately by Ethiopian Nafsen Ejeta Balcha (1:06:38) and Kenyan Clinton Kibet Mutai (1:06:39).
In the 21 km Open Female category, India’s Renu Singh clinched the apical presumption with a clip of 1:21:22, followed by Tsige Debay Tadese (1:21:35) from Ethiopia, and Marta Hirpato Yota (1:21:36) from Bahrain.
The marathon route, acceptable against Aizawl’s hills and municipality landscape, offered participants a challenging course. The organisers said section crowds lined parts of the route, cheering runners and adding to the celebratory atmosphere.
