More than 200 athletes ran from the Army Stadium to Hatirjheel via Banani and Gulshan in the marathon organised in celebration of Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day amid his birth centenary on Sunday. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal chaired the inauguration ceremony as chief guest while State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel was present as special guest. In the marathon of athletes from SAARC countries, India’s Bahadur Singh won in the men's category where Pushpa Bhandari of Nepal became the champion in women's category. Edwin Kiprov of Kenya won the men's half-marathon while his compatriot Nowm Zebeth took the women's title. Among the elite runners, 11 men and six women competed in the full marathon while three men and three women joined in the half marathon.

Source: bd News24 January 10, 2021 16:52 UTC