Prayagraj: Ace Runners, including past champions who have won the previous edition of all Indian Indian prizes Indira Marathon, have arrived in Sangam City for the 36th edition of the Indira Marathon to be held in the city on November 19.
Preparation for annual marathons is complete.
Among leading runners, who have arrived in the city, including Jyoti Shankar Gawte from Parbhani (Maharashtra).
Jyoti Shankar has received first place in the 2013-14 race, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18-19.
Jyoti went to Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium on Wednesday and gave a swab sample.
The 2019 Winner of Shyamali Singh West Bengal also came to ProAgraj to participate in the race.
Likewise, Anil Kumar Singh and Shamsher Singh from Dehradun have also given their entries to participate in runaway.
Anil is second in Indira Marathon and Shamsher Singh 2017 is the fifth in 2019.
Neetu Singh from Phulpur, who received second place in the women’s category two years ago, will also participate in the race.
More than 300 entries have been received until the last date to participate in the marathon.
Regional sports officers, Anil Tiwari, said that runners from the men’s category were included to the night of the competition.
The Ministry of Health has made a special arrangement for conducting RT-PCR tests the runners who participate in Indira Marathon.
In the instructions of the Sanjay Kumar District Judge Khatri, the Ministry of Health Team had set up a team for Corona testing at Mahan Mohan Malviya Stadium.
Antigen test reports of all runners have come negatively and now their swab samples have been sent for RT-PCR testing.
Corona test report has been made mandatory for runners.
Runners will be prevented to participate in the race if the report is positive or both of them have not taken the corona vaccine dose.
Indira Marathon was conceptualized in 1985 in the late memory of former PM Indira Gandhi.
Prize money in the initial years was Rs 50,000 for the winner, while the first and second runner-up was given a cash award of RS 25,000 and 15000.
Later, the gift money was raised to the One Lakh Hospital for the winner and then, the same thing Enhanced to the RS two lakh for the winner of the male and female category, while the first and second runner-up will be given one lakh and second RS 75000, respectively.
In addition, 11 consolation prizes are also given 10,000 Rs in each group.
The race, covering a total distance of 42,195 kilometers, has been organized every year since 1985, except 2020 because of a pandemic.
The marathon starts from Anand Bhawan, ancestral house from the family of Nehru-Gandhi and passes Teliarganj, Mayo Hall Crossing, High Court, CMP College, Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Yamuna Bridge, Hanuman Temple and ends at the Hanman Mohan Malviya Stadium.
Run this also has a rich inheritance of long-distance runners in this country participating every year, including both the services and efforts of individuals.
Joyti Shankar Rao Tauth from Maharashtra, has won a run for six years in the category of women.
The lines of his victory were stopped by Shyamali West Bengal in 2019.
In 2019, Amethi Rahul Kumar (Naib Subording) won the men’s category, while Harendra Chauhan was only 1 minute, 13 seconds behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and was behind Rahul and came second.
Hetram Himachal Pradesh is the third finish.
Likewise, Shyamali is a winner in the category of women and Neeta Patel of and Anita Rani from second and third positions.
In 2018, the male category, where BS Dhoni from Pune’s troops became champions.
At the same time, in the women’s category, Jyoti Shankar Gavate of Maharashtra has set a record by winning for the sixth consecutive time.