Over 60,000 in Rajkot to run in full marathon event today

Rajkot: It started with half marathon event last year. The city of Rajkot will now witness its first full marathon tomorrow in which over 60,000 people are likely to participate. Marathons are held in cities like Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat too, but Rajkot this time intends to make the event the biggest. As many as 1450 cops will do bandobast duty during the marathon during which 9 routes are declared prohibited for vehicular traffic and parking between 4 am and 2 pm.

The run event will be organized in five categories including Full Marathon(42 km), Half Marathon(21 km), Dream Run(10 km), Rangila Rajkot Run(5 km), Senior Citizen Run(2.5 km) and Special Run(1 km).

A special song dedicated to Rajkot full marathon ‘Dode dore Rajkot, Jan Jan Jode’ has been prepared by singers Kirtidan Gadhvi and Sairam Dave. Cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has been nominated as the brand ambassador for the event.

The main motive of the event is to keep Rajkot city clean and support it in the race of getting recognition in the Smart City list.

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani will flag off two marathon runs on Sunday, in Rajkot at 5.30am and in Vadodara at 7.30am, in presence of Union Sports Minister Vijay Goyal

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will flag off the two Marathon Runs, including that for Divyang (differently abled), Cleanliness and Digital India-Cashless Economy, on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Rajkot and Vadodara respectively.

Union Sports Minister Vijay Goyal will attend the Vadodara Marathon.

Mr. Rupani will flag off the Rajkot Marathon being organised by Municipal Corporation and Voluntary Organisations from Racecourse at 5.30 a.m.

He will next leave for Vadodara and flag off the Marathon there from Navalakhi Ground at 7.30 a.m.

Over 60,000 people have registered for the Rajkot Marathon and 79,000 for Vadodara.

On his arrival in Ahmedabad, the Chief Minister will dedicate the 200 MLD Water Treatment Plant at Kotarpur Waterworks here at 10 a.m. and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s ultramodern auditorium at Bodakdev at 11.30 a.m.

Video song of last year’s half marathon event in Rajkot

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