Sher Singh, Tamsi Singh Run Away With Titles in Inaugural Kashmir Marathon

   

SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s first International Marathon wrapped up on Sunday with 56 runners winning across various categories. The event featured a 21 km Half Marathon and a 42 km Full Marathon, divided by age and gender, making a total of eight categories.

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Lt Governor Shri Manoj Sinha felicitated the winners of Kashmir Marathon on October 20, 2024

In the Overall Male category of Full Marathon, Emmanuel Sikuku Ndiwa emerged at the first rank with finishing time of 02:15:25. In Females of Overall category, Sheila Jepkosgei Chesang clinched the first spot in the time of 02:38:21.  The prize money for this spot was Twenty-Five Lakh Rupees.

The four runners up in Overall male category are Hammington Kimaiyo Cherop, Mwangi Simon Maina, Anderson Saitoti Seroi, and Anish Thapa Magar. In the female category, the runners up are Viola Munerya Chemos, Truphena Chepchirchir, Ziporah Wanjiru Kingori, and Ashvini Jadhav. The prize money for these ranks is Twenty Lakh, Eighteen Lakh, Fifteen Lakh and Twelve Lakh.

Sheila Jepkosgei Chesang Overall Female 02:38:21
Viola Munerya Chemos 02:38:30
Truphena Chepchirchir 02:42:50
Ziporah Wanjiru Kingori 02:46:08
Ashvini Jadhav 03:03:28
Emmanuel Sikuku Ndiwa Overall Male 02:15:25
Hammington Kimaiyo Cherop 02:15:32
Mwangi Simon Maina 02:15:35
Anderson Saitoti Seroi 02:17:48
Anish Thapa Magar 02:20:52

 

In the 18-35 age category of Full Marathon, Sher Singh clocked 2:23:22 to emerge the winner, one minute and 42 seconds ahead of second-placed Mann Singh. In the women’s event in the same age group, Tamsi Singh finished with a timing of 3:03:25, while Bhagirathi Bisht finished a close second clocking 3:04:11. The prize money for this position was One Lakh Rupees.

There were 18 athletes who won the prize money in Full Marathon in age groups of 18-35 years age, 36-50 years age and above 50 age categories having Males and Females win separately. The prize money for second and third rank was Seventy-Five Thousand and Fifty Thousand for all age and gender categories.

Sher Singh Male 18 to 35 yrs Male 02:23:22
Man Singh Male 02:25:04
Changdev Late Male 02:28:37
Tamsi Singh Female 18 to 35 yrs Female 03:03:25
Bhagirathi Bisht Female 03:04:11
Bharti . Female 03:04:52
Kiprop Tonui Male 36 to 50 yrs Male 02:30:11
Hillary Kirwa Kipkoskei Male 02:35:21
Gopi Thonakal Male 02:35:26
Jyoti Gawate Female 36 to 50 yrs Female 03:08:53
Tenzin Dolma Female 03:24:34
Mukesh Kumari Female 03:41:28
Dharma Maharjan Male 50+ yrs Male 02:47:21
Raibat Bahadur Dahal Male 02:51:21
Nathuram . Male 03:13:54
Nivedita Kapoor Female 50+ yrs Female 03:45:48
Pooja Varma Female 04:35:17
Maja Kroeger Female 05:17:46

 

In Overall Female’s category of Half Marathon, Emebet Getawy Beyene emerged victorious finishing the run in 01:15:15. In the same category for Males, Abraham Kasongwor Akopesha claimed the first rank by finishing the marathon in 01:03:58. The prize money for this spot was Fifteen Lakh Rupees. The other four ranks in the category awarded Twelve Lakh, Six Lakh and Three Lakh to athletes.

Emebet Getawy Beyene Overall Female 01:15:15
Poonam Sounune 01:15:33
Lucy Nthenya Ndambuki 01:15:36
Bharti . 01:16:47
Ujala . 01:17:31
Abraham Kasongwor Akopesha Overall Male 01:03:58
Lovepreet Singh 01:03:58
Alex Oloitiptip Korio 01:04:00
Abhishek . 01:05:48
Ravi Chaudhary 01:05:49

 

The Half Marathon also had categories of 18-35 years, 36-50 years and above 50 years age for both males and females. It had 18 awards having prize money of Seventy-Five Thousand, Fifty Thousand and Twenty-Five Thousand across age and genders.

 

Ankit Deshwal Male 18 to 35 yrs Male 01:05:57
Shubham Baliyan Male 18 to 35 yrs Male 01:07:48
Abdhesh Chaudhary Male 18 to 35 yrs Male 01:08:02
Ruby Kashyap Female 18 to 35 yrs Female 01:20:25
Amrita Patel Female 18 to 35 yrs Female 01:22:24
Tashi Ladol Female 18 to 35 yrs Female 01:23:20
Joseph Maina Male 36 to 50 yrs Male 01:22:41
Hemantkumar Sonwane Male 36 to 50 yrs Male 01:29:12
Uttam Singh Male 36 to 50 yrs Male 01:30:40
Pratima Tudu Female 36 to 50 yrs Female 01:36:40
Rimal Sita Female 36 to 50 yrs Female 02:11:33
Anu Radha Female 36 to 50 yrs Female 02:20:26
Rajkumar . Male 50+ yrs Male 01:26:12
Balbir Singh Male 50+ yrs Male 01:35:28
Balakrishnan T Male 50+ yrs Male 01:37:32
Manminder Kaur Female 50+ yrs Female 01:47:17
Sumita Balooni Female 50+ yrs Female 02:06:23
Cheena Devi Female 50+ yrs Female 02:09:02

 

JK Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha gave away the prizes to the winners.

Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took the centre stage as he led the way by running the half-marathon after flagging off the event accompanied by Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty.

A fitness enthusiast himself, Abdullah (54) expressed optimism for the Kashmir Marathon’s future, envisioning it as a prominent fixture in the global athletic calendar.

“I am thankful to the people of Srinagar for the way they came out to encourage the runners. I hope that the Kashmir Marathon becomes one of the top events in the world.”

Sunil Shetty lauded the event and said the participants had come in good numbers.

He also marvelled at the opportunity to run 42 km in the picturesque surroundings of Kashmir, dubbing it a “paradise for marathon enthusiasts”.

The Department of Tourism organised the event with the objective of showcasing the “improved” situation in the Valley and promoting Kashmir as a tourist-friendly destination. (With inputs from PTI)

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