Over 50k students for Nov. 5 run
Over 50,000 students will participate in the 22nd edition of the Salwan Marathon to be run in the Capital on November 5.
This year, participants will take a new route to the finish and new categories (Under-14, 4.5km, U-16, 6km and U-18, 8km) introduced for the participating boys and girls.
Announcing details of the event, spokesperson of Salwan Marathon Samrata Diwan said, “It’s all about courage, to go that extra mile in search for perfection and to bring laurels to their institution. It’s a tough competition amongst the rural vs urban children, with students from rural backgrounds certainly having an edge as in the past 16 years or so, perhaps due to their living style, their struggle or maybe this is their chance to prove their mettle.
“Our objective is clear, to tap talent at grassroots level and encourage competitive sports in the city, promote clean sports through fair play and respect for each other, add value by conducting stringent measures against doping, age fudging both by students and their mentors and use of multiple cameras to track the route each participant through chip technology,” added Samrata.
“We strongly believe that sport is all inclusive and a necessity for all students, with or without intellectual disabilities. We would like to integrate the visually impaired and differentlyabled children with mainstream students through the event of running.”
The last date for registration for students is October 25 and for volunteers October 20.
More than 4000 volunteers from the Athletic Federation of India, Delhi State Amateur Athletics Association and physical instructors from across India will ensure the safety and security of each participant at the event.
Over 52,000 students from over 1200 schools across India, including 2,500 visually impaired children took part in the event last year.
This year, participants will take a new route to the finish. New categories (Under-14, 4.5km, U-16, 6km and U-18, 8km) introduced for the boys and girls.