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Image Ms. Malathi Holla, International para athlete and Arjuna Awardee felicitating the Full Marathon Elite Men Winners [L-R: Karan Singh, Sanjith and Patle Gajilal] of Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon 2017 at the podium of Sree Kanteerava Stadium.Sanjith and Jyothi Gawate have been crowned champions at Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon 2017
The marathon saw a huge turnout of about 14,000 runners compete at the event
Bangalore, October 15, 2017: The curtains came down on the much awaited marathon of Bengaluru – the fourth edition of Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon, which concluded today amongst much fanfare and enthusiasm. The full marathon event was flagged off by U. Vimal Kumar, Chief National Coach of India and former badminton player. The half marathon event was flagged off by Ms. Malini Krishnamoorthy, Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Mr Abhishek Goyal, Additional Commissioner - Traffic along with Mr. Murali, Managing Director of Shriram Properties. During the wee hours of the morning which saw the city’s running and fitness enthusiasts push themselves and compete at the three different categories of the run - the full marathon of 42.195 km, the half marathon of 21.1 km and the 5km Hope Run. The total prize money was Rs. 30 Lakhs.
There were over 14,000 runners who participated at the marathon, that included the who’s who of Bengaluru, also including a group of visually impaired kids from Samarthanam Trust for Disabled, physically challenged people from Mathru Fountation and children from Parikrama Foundation ran the 5Km Hope Run. The Hope Run had been introduced with a vision of popularizing running within the community, where the spectators came in large numbers to cheer the participants.
The List of Winners:
Full marathon (Elite Male):
Race Ranking
Name
Winning Time
1
Sanjith
02:24:56
2
Karan Singh
02:28:22
3
Patle Gajilal
02:32:17
Full marathon (Elite Female):
Race Ranking
Name
Winning Time
1
Jyothi Gawate
03:07:54
2
Jyothi Singh
03:40:12
3
Ranjana
03:51:17
Half marathon (Elite Male):
Race Ranking
Name
Winning Time
1
Durga Bahedur
01:09:01
2
Nitendra Singh Rawat
01:09:01
3
Albin Sunny
01:10:32
Half marathon (Elite Female):
Race Ranking
Name
Winning Time
1
Preenu Yadav
01:27:30
2
Jhamu Khatun
01:27:30
3
Anita Choudhury
01:29:00
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. M Murali, Managing Director, Shriram Properties said, “It was exhilarating to see the citizens of Bengaluru come out and participate in such large numbers today. As Bengaluru’s leading real estate company, we are not only committed to delivering lifestyle spaces but also committed to influencing the life style of people where fitness plays an important role and pledge to make Bengaluru a healthy city.
Thanking Bengalureans for their whole hearted acceptance of Shriram Properties, Mr. Murali added, “In our 22 years of journey in this city, we have successfully completed 12 projects and have over 16,000 happy families as customers. With top PE funds supporting us in this journey, we are now all set to expand aggressively in Bengaluru and Chennai. In Quarter1 of this fiscal, we were amongst the top 3 developers on Sales in Bengaluru. We hope to retain that position in Quarter 2 as well. In Chennai we are aiming to be amongst the top 3 players by end of FY 17-18 with 3 to 4 big launches in the pipeline. We will make some key acquisition announcements in the next couple of months.”
Mr. Nagaraj Adiga, Race Director, Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon said, “We are delighted that in just 4 years, SPBM has become the 2nd largest Running Event in India under Marathon category. It is remarkable to see such enthusiastic participation year after year, and we look forward to making this event even bigger in the coming editions.”
Arjuna Awardee Reeth Abraham who is the brand ambassador of the event said, “Running has become a part of the urban lifestyle and events like this just make it a community activity. SPBM is indeed the pride of Bengaluru and I sincerely hope more and more citizens will come forward to cheer the runners in the coming years.”
Newly elected BBMP Mayor Mr. Sampath Raj, who presided the awards ceremony lauded the enthusiasm and spirit of Bengalureans and congratulated the winners. He spoke of the unifying strength of sports. He motivated all the athletes to strive and bring greater glory to the nation at international sports meets.
About Shriram Properties
Shriram Properties, the property development arm of the Rs 90,000 crores financial giant Shriram Group, Chennai, is a multi-crore company with nearly Rs 25,000 crores business across the country. The company has so far delivered over 15 million square feet of residential and commercial built up space across the country and has another around 60 million square feet is under various stages of development.
Shriram properties have raised till date, PE investments of about US$ 460 million from investors at entity level as well as projects level being largely residential. They have 15 million square feet completed and delivered projects, and 25-30 projects comprising of 60 million square feet area that are currently under development. Shriram Properties has won the prestigious Assocham Award (Associated chamber of commerce and Industry) in three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015, for being the Best Developer in Southern region. The company has also won awards for being the Best Realty Investment Partner in India and the Most Transparent Developer in Southern region.
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About NEB Sports
NEB Sports is completing 10 years of Sports Event Management across Athletics, Badminton, Golf and Chess. NEB organizes big banner events such as Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon, IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon, IDBI Federal Life Insurance Mumbai Half Marathon and NIDJAM. NEB works closely with the Athletics Federation of India and Local Sports bodies to encourage rural talent and facility training. Focus of the events is to provide a good experience to participants and encourage people to adapt a fit and healthy lifestyle.