Patna Half Marathon: Bihar Ran For De-Addiction, 600 Participants Ran On The Streets Of Patna
Patna Half Marathon 2022:
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The Patna Half Marathon, organized by the Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department, started from Gandhi Maidan Gate number one at 4 am on Sunday, 27 November 2022 for the widespread promotion of de-addiction among the general public. More than seven thousand participants including many renowned players like Olympic athlete Anju Bobby George have participated in it.
To say no to intoxication, along with national level runners, not only Patna but also six and a half thousand people of Bihar ran enthusiastically. Took a pledge to make Bihar drug free. Motihari District Magistrate Mr. Kapil, Prohibition Department’s Kartikeya, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited’s Managing Director Mahendra Kumar and Ramchandra Dungu along with Sandeep Poundrik, Principal Secretary, Industries Department of Bihar State, in a 21 km race from Gandhi Maidan in Patna Half Marathon also ran.
600 Participants Participated In The 21 Km Class
The Patna Half Marathon started at five in the morning. Arjuna awardee sprinter Hima Das, Olympic athlete Anju Babi George, Art Culture Department Secretary Vandana Preyasi, District Magistrate Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh flagged off the 21 km race. 600 participants took part in the 21 km class.
Over 2,500 participants took part in the 10 km category in the Patna Half Marathon. Several officers including Aparajita, wife of Additional Principal Home Secretary Chaitanya Prasad, Shankar Chaudhary, Superintending Engineer of South Bihar Power Distribution Company’s Patna circle, ran in the 10 km class. The race started at 6.42. In the five kilometer category, Additional Principal Home Secretary Chaitanya Prasad ran with his son Aditya Prakash. 3500 people including General Manager of Patna Electricity Supply Establishment Murtaza Helal also participated in the run.
Participants Participated In Three Categories
The people participating in the 21 kilometer category left from Gate No. 1 of Gandhi Maidan at 05.30 am. The predefined route is 10.5 km from Gandhi Maidan Gate No. 1 to the commissioner’s office via JP Ganga Path, from Rotary Golambar to Atal Path. Taking a U turn, again come back to the finishing line till gate number one of Gandhi Maidan. On crossing the Shivpuri bridge at Atalpath, took a U-turn from 10.05 km.
The participants in the 10 kilometer category started at 6.42 am from Gate No. 1 of Gandhi Maidan. In the prescribed route, taking a U turn from Gandhi Maidan Gate No. 1 to the commissioner’s office on JP Ganga Path at 5 km, come back to Gandhi Maidan Gate No. 1 by the same route till the finishing line.
The participants participating in the five kilometer category were flagged off at 7.45 am from Gate No. 1 of Gandhi Maidan. Prescribed Route – From Gandhi Maidan Gate No. 1, from the Commissioner’s Office, take a U turn on JP Ganga Path at 2.5 km and come back to Gandhi Maidan Gate No. 1 by the same route till the finishing line.
