Patiala, October 08, 2016: All the preparations are complete for the first full SBI Patiala Marathon and it truly looks like to be a world class event which will bring the royal city of Patiala on the marathon map of the world.
The route, the start finish point, the holding area are all being decked up for the participants. The flag off for Full Marathon is at 5am, for half marathon at 7am and for 5 km fun run at 9.30 am
Water, energy drinks, refreshments, entertainment are being elaborately arranged for the participants which are numbering more than 4000 in total.
About 500 plus volunteers are working to make it a seamless event
International runners from Kenya and Ethiopia are already in town and are enjoying the hospitability of Patiala Runners Club. These are the runners who participate in more than 20 marathons every year all across the globe. Patiala is proud to host such champion runners namely ISSAC, PHILIP, JANE, NANCY, JOSHUA, FELEX, SIMION and others
Many celebrities are coming to participate in this mega event few amongst them are namely MANDY TAKHAR, MAHI GILL, BINNU DHILLON , SUFI SPARROWS DOLLY AND ROOP SIDHU,PAMMI BAI, RANA RANBIR, YUVRAJ HANS AND others
The President of the Patiala runners Club Gulzar Inder Chahal said this is the first of its kind marathon in a Daudta Punjab Initiative and from here they will take the marathon to various cities of Punjab to spread awareness about healthy life and urge people to adopt a healthy lifestyle through running and sports.
The Club Chairman Dharminder Sharma who has run more than 20 marathons himself is delighted to see the response to this marathon and is excited to see the marathon fever gripping the city and is all praise for all the members and volunteers.
The Club Patron in Chief S. Harinder Singh Chahal was here to receive the international stars and to welcome them in the city of Patiala and said that the sportsman spirit is the key to any sporting event and this event has brought various facets of the society together and will help in spreading awareness about the social causes for which this run is being conducted.
SBI is the title sponsor for Patiala Marathon while Harinder & Gulzar Chahal Foundation and Thapar University are the presenting Sponsors. the cash awards have been sponsored by SPS Oberoi and Shaheed Sukhdev Singh Umranangal Memorial Trust.