Hyderabad
Runners & Govt. of Telangana announce the launch of the 6th
Edition of
Airtel
Hyderabad Marathon
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Celebrating the 10th year of Hyderabad Runners in promoting Running as a healthy lifestyle choice
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Total number of registered participants: 16,000
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August 27 – 5K Run; August 28 – 10K, Half Marathon (21.1K) & Full Marathon
(42.2K)
Hyderabad Runners Society and Bharti Airtel together with the Govt. of
Telangana announced the launch of the 6th Edition of the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon. The Government is supporting the
annual sporting event organized by the Hyderabad Runners Society, which
is celebrating its 10th year of promoting healthy
lifestyles with running.
The 2016 edition of this annual sporting extravaganza will be held
on 27th & 28th August with active participation
expected to be 16,000 runners. Considered to be among the leading & toughest city
marathons in India, this sporting event also marks the beginning of the Marathon Season in India and aims to
bring the 425 year old historic city of Hyderabad alive!!
Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, IT Secretary, Information
Technology, Electronics & Communications Department, Government of
Telangana, Mr. Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Airtel - Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Dr. Murali
Nannapaneni, Race
Director, Airtel Hyderabad Marathon were present at the event.
As one of the most popular and highly rated marathons in India, returns
for the sixth year, over 19,000 runners,
health & fitness enthusiasts, volunteers, medical personnel, city officials
and police will come together and energize this sporting extravaganza with a curtain
raiser – 5K Run on Saturday August 27th and on Marathon Sunday - August 28th
2016, the 10K, Half Marathon (21.095
km) & Full Marathon (42.195 km) will take place.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Murali Nannapaneni, Race Director – Airtel Hyderabad Marathon, said, “As Hyderabad Runners celebrates
the 10th year of promoting running as a healthy lifestyle choice,
we are extremely delighted to announce the 6th edition
of the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon. We
thank the Govt. of Telangana, our sponsors and partners for their constant patronage
and support for the largest annual sporting & social event in Hyderabad. In
this sixth edition of the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon, our focus
first and foremost is on increasing runner safety & offering world
class race amenities. Additionally, we are planning for a vibrant and
elaborate entertainment all along the race route and a significant volunteer
participation that will energize the city and enhance the overall runner
experience. We also ask all Hyderabadis to come support & cheer the runners
and be part of this massive city event.”
Announcing
the registrations open, Mr. Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, Chief Executive Officer,
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Bharti Airtel said, “We are proud to be
partnering with the city’s annual flagship running event for the 6th year. Airtel Hyderabad Marathon has created a
world-class sporting extravaganza by connecting runners, communities and people
at large through the transformative power of sports for the last five editions.
The marathon is a personal journey for everyone who participates and it’s
inspiring to see citizens of the city of Hyderabad embrace this event as an annual
carnival. We encourage everyone to be a part of this mega event as participants
or as cheer groups and lead the participation drive among family and friends”.
Hyderabad Runners is also committed to
support those in need leveraging the annual Airtel Hyderabad Marathon and help charities like Isha
Foundation, Asha, My Choices Foundation, India literacy project, Humane
Society, Artificial Limb Foundation of India, Spoorthi Foundation, Svechha
Foundation, Devnar School for Blind, Help A Child to support the needy.
Hyderabad Runners, the event organizer, aims to promote running as the
preferred form of fitness to achieve active & healthy lifestyle. The Full and Half Marathon covering a
distance of 42.195 kms and 21.095 kms will traverse the important landmarks in
the city giving the runners a picturesque view of the Hussain Sagar Lake, IT
& Knowledge hub of HiTec City & Gachibowli while spreading the healthy
lifestyle theme among Hyderabad denizens.
About Hyderabad Runners:
Airtel Hyderabad Marathon has now become synonymous with many things
which are Hyderabadi. It owes
the current status to the vision, passion and hard work of the members of
Hyderabad Runners, the team that had introduced this mammoth racing
extravaganza to the city of Hyderabad. Founded in 2007, a good four years
before the Marathon began to run across Hyderabad, the group currently has
around 3600 members.
The members dedicated its endeavour to inculcate community
running culture in the city and roping in people from all walks of life. The
baby steps covered shorter runs before the half and full marathons made their
place on the map.
Their mission is to promote active lifestyles amongst the
public and make running as the preferred form of fitness activity in and around
the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
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