Dense fog and chilling conditions could not stop 5000 odd runners from joining in the 1st C. Charan Singh All India Marathon at Meerut, India on Saturday (24 Dec).
Visibility narrowed down to just 400m and local traffic made it quite difficult for runners who were were cheered by hundreds of school kids along the route.
Amidst these challenging situations, Bining Lyngkhai of Army Sports Institute, Pune captured his maiden marathon title in 3rd fastest timing of the season 2:23:31. Bining had shifted from football to marathon only two years back.
Hoshiyar Singh Bisht of BSF, once again settled for 2nd place with 2:24:23. Bisht had won second place in the Thane Varsha Marathon in July this year. Shanti Kamal Singh of Army finished third with 2:24:38.
In the Women's section, Reena Das of West Bengal won the Half Marathon title clocked 1:25:40, while H. Sangini Devi of U.P. finished in second place with 1:28:43. Dipika Biswas took third spot in 1:35:02.
Ram. Murali Krishnan
with assistance from Rahul Pawar
Results:
Men's Marathon:
1. BINING LYNGKHAI (ASI-PUNE) 2:23:31,
2. HOSHIYAR SINGH BISHT (BSF) 2:24:23,
3. SHANTI KAMAL SINGH (ARMY) 2:24:38
Men's Half-Marathon:
1. VIKRANT KUMAR 1:21:25,
2. AMIT KUMAR 1:26:39,
3. YOGENDRA SINGH 1:29:03
Women's Half-Marathon:
1. REENA DAS (WEST BEANGAL) 1:25:40,
2. H SANGINI DEVI (UP) 1:28:43,
3. DIPIKA BISWAS (UP) 1:35:02
Junior Men's 8 Km:
1. RAKESH 23:44.33,
2. SANDIP BATHAM 23:44.72
Junior Women's 6 Km:
1. SHASHI SAROJ 24:30,
2. KAVITA PATEL 24:32,
3. JYOTI 24:38
