Over 22500 runners participated in 8th Edition of Airtel Hyderabad Marathon 2018.
Airtel Hyderabad Marathon Course is now AIMS certified (Association of International Marathons and Distance Races)
- · 6000 runners participated in 5K Fun Run
- · 8000 runners participated in 10K
- · 6000 for Half Marathon & 1250 for Full Marathon
- · More than 1300 runners participated for charities
- · Over 20 lacs raised by 150 participants running for 50 charity organizations & NGOs
- · Total prize money is 12.5 Lakhs across 3 race categories for top 3 finishers in Male & Female Category
- · 250 paramedics | 21 Medical Stations | 5 fully-equipped ambulances from Care Hospitals
Citizens came out in large numbers to cheer over 22,500 runners participating in the 8th 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 2018.
Elite athletes received their prizes at GMC Balayogi Stadium, Gachibowli from Mr. Abhijeet Madnurkar, Race Director and Mr. Avneet Singh Puri CEO, Bharti Airtel Andhra Pradesh & Telangana. The top three positions in the male and female categories for the Full Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K Race with their bib number and timing is given below:
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Category
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Gender
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Name - 1st prize
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Bib No/ Timing
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Name - 2nd prize
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Bib No/ Timing
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Name - 3rd prize
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Bib No/ Timing
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Full Marathon
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Male
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Karam Singh
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F1521/2:30:20
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Indrajit Yadav
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F1526/2:33:002
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Het Ram
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F1523/2:36:21
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Female
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Pascalia Chepkoech
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F1514/2:51:47
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Jyoti Gawati
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F1529/3:06:19
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Seema
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F1505/3:10:43
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Half Marathon
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Male
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Tirtha Kumar
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H6041/1:08:41
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Shankar Manthapa
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H6040/1:10:20
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Ronald Kibiwott
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H6038/1:11:09
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Female
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Swati Gadhave
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H6058/1:24:22
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Varsha Devi
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H6022/1:24:47
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Navya Vadde
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H6060/1:37:31
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10 K Run
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Male
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Anil Kumar Yadav
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T9033/32:19
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Narendra Pratap
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T9037/32:21
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Pintu Kumar
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T9038/32:32
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Female
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Monika Athare
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T9051/36:08
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Meenu
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T9027/38:13
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Reenu Kumari
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T9051/39:19
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1250 runners participated in the Full Marathon flagged off by Shri Anjani Kumar, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad and 6000 runners in the Half Marathon flagged off by Shri M Dana Kishore, IAS, Commissioner - GHMC at People's Plaza. Over 8000 runners participated in the 10K Run flagged off by Shri V C Sajjanar, IPS, Commissioner of Police - Cyberabad in the presence of dignitaries from the Government, Corporate houses and the organising team from Hyderabad Runners Society. 6000 runners participated in 5K Fun Run on Saturday, August 25.
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 Govt. of Telangana, sponsors, partners and over 3500 volunteers for smooth execution of Airtel Hyderabad Marathon and makes it a grand success.
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 over 6000+online 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.
About Bharti Airtel Limited:
Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Head quartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 3 mobile service Provider’s globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed home broadband, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G, 4G wireless services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 456 million customers across its operations at the end of June 2018.
