Hyderabad's Anib Thapa Magar and Kumari Reenu from Uttar Pradesh won the third edition of the 21-km ‘Abujhmad Peace Half Marathon 2021’ held on Saturday in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur town.
As many as 11,797 participants, including from all over Chhattisgarh and other states, had registered for the marathon.
In the men's category, Magar won the marathon in 55.19 minutes. Angariya Vikram Singh (55.59 minutes) and Deepak Babu (55.39 minutes), both from Maharashtra, bagged the second and third positions.
In women's category, Reenu came on top while Tamsi Singh (Uttar Pradesh) and Jyoti J. Chouhan (Maharashtra) finished second and third. Thapa and Reenu won Rs 1.21 lakh each. The runners up also won cash prizes.
The event was attended by Bastar MP Deepak Baij, Rajya Sabha member Phulodevi Netam, Bastar IGP Sundarraj P and Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg besides others.
