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Excelsior Sports Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Mar 31: Lt. Governor Ladakh Brig (Dr.) BD Mishra (Retd.) gave assurance to support the upcoming 6th edition of Kargil International Marathon-2023, organized by Sarhad Pune in association with Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Kargil, Ladakh Police and Ladakh District Administration, here today.
The 6th edition of Kargil International Marathon will be organized in Kargil this year on September 17. Today a delegation of Sarhad Pune led by Sanjay Nahar, Dr. Shailesh Pagaria and Suyog Zende met with Lieutenant Governor Ladakh Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) at his residence.
The marathon format is 5 km, 10km, 21 km (half marathon) and 42 km (full marathon) with a total cash prize of Rs eight lakh and is authorized by the Athletics Federation of India and the International Federation.
Speaking on the occasion, Lt. Governor Ladakh Brig (Dr) BD Mishra said that the Kargil International Marathon would increase the flow of tourism in Kargil and provide employment to local people on a large scale.
“This marathon is getting tremendous response this year, and more than 5000 runners are going to participate in it, and many famous international runners are also included in this marathon. They also took information about various upcoming activities of the Sarhad Kargil International Marathon,” LG said.