The preparations for the State Marathon 2014 scheduled on January 12 are in full swing. About 1080 selected runners from all 27 districts of the State will take part in the marathon which will be held in Naya Raipur on the birth anniversary of the great saint Swami Vivekananda.
The Assistant Director, Sports and Youth Welfare Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, informed that Marathon will start at 7.30 am from Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Parsada in Naya Raipur. For making marathon a big success, a meeting of the sports bodies was held at Subhash Stadium on Monday.
Officials informed that cash award of `1 lakh would be given to winners in both male and female category. Similarly, second prize carries `75,000 each followed by third prize carries `50,000 each, fourth prize carried `25,000 each, fifth prize carried `20,000 each, sixth prize carried `15,000 each, seventh to tenth prize carry `7,000 each and eleventh to twentieth prize carrying `3,000 each would be also given away. Total cash prize of `3.43 lakh will be distributed among the winners, officials said.