Allahabad: Pune long-distance runner
Jagannath took less than two and a half hour to win the 25th
Indira Gandhi Prize Marathon, an annual event organised on the
birth anniversary of the former prime minister.
Jagannath was closely followed by Patel G V of Jabalpur,
while fellow Pune runner Virendra Kumar came third.
Among the women participants, last year's winner Sukanya
Mall of Deoria, UP recorded her second straight victory. Local
girl Anisa Devi finished runner-up while Manipur's Ibo Dhoi
Devi San Sam stood third.
Athletes from across the country participate in the
marathon organised by the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee
(UPCA). The prize money for both the male and female winners
is Rs 1,01,000, Rs 50,000 for the second and Rs 20,000 for the
third position respectively.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, November 20, 2009, 00:14