On Vijay Diwas (victory day) of Indian Army i.e. December 16, a half marathon will be organised in Naya Raipur capital city. To commence the preparations for which Principal Secretary of Sports Department RP Mandal chaired a meeting at Mantralaya (Mahanadi Bhavan) on Monday.
In the meeting, Vice-Chancellor of Pt Ravishankar Shukla University Dr SK Pandey, Director Sports Jitendra Shukla and Superintendent of Police (SP) OP Pal, along with the senior officials of Education Department, Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA), Public Undertakings, Banking Organisations and Indian Army were also present.
In the meeting, experiences of the half marathon event organised last year were taken into account and the preparations to make half marathon a grand event this year were also discussed in detail. Decisions, to constitute a sub-committee for the event and to invite tenders for the distribution of t-shirts and caps to participants, were also taken in the meeting.
Meanwhile, the distance and routes for runners of different age-groups, cash prize for winners of different categories, accommodation, security, transport and medical facilities for the runners participating in marathon from all over the State were also discussed and finalised.
Moreover, deliberations regarding publicity of the event also took place. For success of the event, financial contribution from public undertakings and banking organisations will also be taken.
In the meeting, Director Sports informed that last year, about 8,500 sportspersons
participated in the half-marathon and the winners were distributed Rs15.75 lakh.