The Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) organised X-Athon, the 10K marathon of XIMB here on Sunday with the theme “Run a mile, Spread a Smile”.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sagarika Nath flagged off the run in which 200 people took part starting from the XIMB entrance gate to KIIT Square and then back to the entrance gate.
The winner of the marathon was Ashok Dandasena with Rasmi Ranjan Nayak bagging the runners-up position. The X-Athon’19 also recognised Suhana Parmin as the event’s female winner and R Subham Rao as the child winner.
The winners were awarded the prizes by XIMB Registrar Father V Arockia Das. The participants were also provided with T-shirts, caps, and refreshments for their enthusiastic participation in the event.
The X-Athon was followed by X-Enable which is an initiative of the Social Responsibility Cell (SRC), XIMB, to provide an avenue to specially-abled children to spread their wings and soar high in the sports arena by exhibiting their nonchalance, mettle, and willpower.