Six states, 1480 kms to chart way for 'The Great India Run'

NEW DELHI: ProSportify, conceptualisers of India's first ever multi-city marathon ' The Great India Run' today announced the revised dates for the event.

15 of the best ultra marathon runners from India and abroad would pass through six states - Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Mahrashtra and Delhi covering a total distance of 1480 Kms, to promote running as a sport in the country.

The Great India Run, which is a joint effort of ProSportify and technology start-up MobieFit, will start its journey from New Delhi on the 10th of July and culminate in Mumbai on 30th July.

Celebrity runners Gul Panag and Milind Soman would also be present for flagging off the run from Delhi.

Running enthusiasts from Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, New Delhi and Mumbai will get to closely interact with these professional runners and understand various aspects of running.

The inaugural edition of The Great India Run will see athletes Arun Bhardwaj, Siddharth Choudhary, David Slotsgaard Bredo, Yuri Esperson, Meenal Kotak, Satish Gujaran, Ranjana Deopa, Naresh Bharadwaj, Dinesh Heda, Joginder Chandna, Pia Hansson, Sunil Sharma, Shweta Sharma, Kaushal Chauhan and Dhanee Kumar going the distance.