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Participants taking portion successful the 3rd variation of Mangaluru Dasara Marathon that was held connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath
Amid rain, a ample fig of runners took portion successful the 3rd variation of Mangaluru Dasara Marathon connected Sunday, which was organised by Shri Kshetra Gokarnanatha temple arsenic portion the ongoing Mangaluru Dasara.
The marathon was conducted successful 3 categories - 21K, 10K, and 5K timed runs. Around 1,600 radical had registered for the event. All the 3 runs commenced from the temple.
Participants successful the 21K class ran on Mannagudda, Narayana Guru Circle, PVS, Bunts Hostel, Ambedkar Circle, Clock Tower, Pandeshwar, Mangaladevi Temple, Father Muller Hospital, Falnir Road, and returned successful the aforesaid absorption to the temple aft taking a U-turn astatine the Unity Hospital.
The 10K runners ran connected a portion of the 21-K way and returned to the temple aft taking a U-turn astatine the Clock Tower, portion the 5K runners ran till Empire Mall connected M.G. Road and returned to the starting point.
Owing to dense rains, the commencement of the 21k marathon got delayed by 30 minutes. Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy flagged disconnected the lawsuit astatine 5.30 a.m. The different 2 runs were flagged disconnected aft the 21K marathon.
At the Narayana Guru Circle, a fewer runners successful the 21K class had to tally other region arsenic they returned to the temple and past went backmost to tally connected the assigned route. The 10K runners excessively ran other 1 km.
Hydration stations were placed astatine the regular intervals on the route. Bananas and oranges were distributed to runners astatine immoderate points. Ambulances were stationed astatine vantage points connected the route. The constabulary unit were successful presumption each on the way to guarantee determination was nary obstruction for the participants.
Laidshaphrang Lamare and G. Nandini were declared winners successful the men and women class of 21K run, portion Shridhar and Charisham bagged the apical spots successful the 10K run, portion R. Mahesh and Nagini snatched the apical positions successful the 5K run.
