Haryana govt to organise 'Gurugram Marathon' on Feb 25

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar led government is organising 'Gurugram Marathon' here on February 25, officials on Monday said.

Over 3,500 professional marathon runners have registered for the event, which will be flagged off by the chief minister, they said.

Addressing a press conference here, Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav said they are expecting the participation of around 25,000 people.

The marathon will have competitive categories of full marathon (42.2km), half marathon (21.1km) and 10 km for which the winners will be given prizes of up to Rs 1.5 lakh, Yadav said.

Along with this, there will be a five-km run "fun marathon" which will be a non-competitive category, he added.

The deputy commissioner said the event is divided into four categories.

The citizens above 18 years of age can participate in the full marathon of 42.2 km, Yadav said.

The citizens above 14 years of age will be able to participate in the half marathon of 21.1 km and the citizens above 12 years of age will be able to participate in 10 km run, he added.

Yadav said the expo will be organised at Leisure Valley Park two days before the main event in which stalls related to sports and fitness will be set up.