Raipur: The third edition of 21 kilometers long Abujhmad Peace Marathon was successfully held on Saturday in highly naxal affected district Narayanpur.
Anish Thapa of Hyderabad remained in first position. He completed a 21 km long marathon run in 55.19 minutes. Meanwhile, in the women category Kumari Ritu of Uttar Pradesh bagged first prize, an official communique said.
The winners who remained in first position provided cash prizes Rs1.21 lakh each.
The 21 km run from Narayanpur to Basing Bahar, the gateway of Abujhmad attracted a lot of enthusiastic runners from all over the country.
11,797 athletes across India made online registration, the communique said.
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