16,000 runners participates in 6th Airtel Hyderabad Marathon

28 August, Hyderabad

Citizens came out in large numbers to cheer over 16,000 runners who participated in the 6th Edition of Airtel Hyderabad Marathon.

Over 50 music bands and large scale entertainment kept the runners spirit high while sports enthusiasts and thousands of citizens lined the entire route to participate in the city’s largest community sporting event – Airtel Hyderabad Marathon 2016.

About 1000 runners participated in the full marathon flagged off by Nr Jitender, Additional Commissioner of PoliceP (Traffic) and 5000 runners in the Half Marathon flagged off by Mr Dr B. Janardhan Reddy, Commissioner – GHMC at People’s Plaza, Necklace Road here today.

More than 5000 runners participated in the 10K Run flagged off by Naveen Chand, Commissioner of Police – Cyberabad (West Zone) in the presence of dignitaries from the Government, Corporate houses and the organising team from Hyderabad Runners Society.

Hyderabad Runners Society accords highest priority to runners’ safety and Care Hospitals is providing 250 paramedics across 21 medical stations with 5 fully equipped ambulances and 15-bed emergency setup at Gachibowli Stadium. It also acknowledges the active support of Government of Telangana, sponsors, partners and over 3500 volunteers for smooth execution of Airtel Hyderabad Marathon and make it a grand success.

Elite athletes received their prizes from Mr. Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, CEO, Bharti Airtel Andhra Pradesh & Telangana at GMC Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli here. Medals were presented to the top three positions in the male and female categories for the Full Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K Race.