Chandigarh: Mega Sports event of City Beautiful “Big Chandigarh Marathon” was held today on the city roads. The message being given through this marathon was “MY CITY, SMART CITY” for proud residents of Chandigarh. The marathon was divided into two parts one for General Public 5km Run for Change and other Half Marathon 21 kms for professional runners. The Marathon generated tremendous response & wonderful life time experience for thousands of Chandigarhians. The highlight of the Big Chandigarh Marathon remain the presence of Celeb Stars like Gippi Grewal and Vishal Karwal.
21 Km Half Marathon Professionals was Flagged off by Adapa Karthik, IAS, Director Tourism, UT & Guest of honour Sh. Akhil Kumar Accounts officer.
5 Km Smart City Run was Flagged off by Anurag Agarwal, Home Secretary, UT. Over 500 participants ran for the Half Marathon & 10000 participants turned out in 5 km SMART CITY RUN as a part of biggest sports event of Chandigarh. The event saw maximum turnout in the 5 Km MY CITY SMART CITY with residents of tricity and many more joining from other neighboring states.